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Promethazine, Oral

Indiana 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 Indiana, 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 $0.13 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.08$0.04 to $0.09
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.13$0.10 to $0.16

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $912Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.1$1$10$100$1Kfacility $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
$0.08
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.12
Typical High
$0.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.06
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.25
Typical High
$0.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.25
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,137.96
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.07
Typical High
$0.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.11
1 more rate 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
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.82

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 33rd 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.