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Dronabinol, Oral

North Carolina 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?

$1.86

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.86 from a physician practice, and about $2.09 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.86$1.66 to $4.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.09$0.78 to $3.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $4
$1$2$5facility $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
$0.78
Median
$0.78
Typical High
$0.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$0.78
Typical High
$1.95
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$4.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$1.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$0.78
Typical High
$2.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$1.66
5 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.39
Median
$0.39
Typical High
$0.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.16
Median
$0.16
Typical High
$0.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.12
Median
$0.12
Typical High
$0.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$3.39

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 13th of 51

$1.86

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.