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Dronabinol, Oral

Iowa rates for HCPCS Q0167 · Marinol

Dronabinol, 2.5 mg, oral, FDA-approved prescription antiemetic, for use as a complete therapeutic substitute for an IV antiemetic at the time of chemotherapy treatment, not to exceed a 48-hour dosage regimen

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Dronabinol, Oral cost?

$1.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.78 from a physician practice, and about $1.66 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.78$1.66 to $1.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.66$1.66 to $2.34

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $3Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $2
$1$2$5$10facility $2professional $2

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$4.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$7.94
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.95
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$6.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$2.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.98
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.98
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$8.91
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$1.74
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$1.66
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$1.66
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.93
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$1.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.47
Typical High
$0.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.37
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.93
Median
$0.93
Typical High
$1.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.37
Typical High
$0.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.19
Typical High
$0.24

Where Iowa sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Iowa· 46th of 51

$1.78

AK $2.29MD $1.66

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.