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Promethazine, Oral

Ohio 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 Ohio, 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 $0.19 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 7 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$0.19$0.14 to $0.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.05$0.2$1$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
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.05
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
$0.09
Median
$0.19
Typical High
$0.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.08
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.19
Typical High
$0.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.09
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.19
Typical High
$1.17
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.09
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.09
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
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.29

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 38th 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.