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Promethazine, Oral

Connecticut rates for HCPCS Q0169

Promethazine HCl, 12.5 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 Promethazine, Oral cost?

$0.08

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.08 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.08 from a physician practice, and about $0.11 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$0.08$0.08 to $0.09
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.11$0.10 to $0.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.02$0.05$0.1$0.2$0.5facility $0professional $0

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
$0.14
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.12
Typical High
$0.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.09
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.08
2 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
$0.04
Median
$0.05
Typical High
$0.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 14.8 times more in Montana than in Hawaii. 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.

Connecticut· 37th of 51

$0.08

MT $1.05HI $0.07

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.