go back

Oral Antiemetic, Unspecified Dosage Form

California rates for HCPCS Q0181

Unspecified oral dosage form, 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 July 2026.

How much does Oral Antiemetic, Unspecified Dosage Form cost?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$39.81$39.81 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$52.48 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $52 to $76Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $40 to $40
$1$10$100facility $59professional $40

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.51
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$288.40
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$1.32
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$891.25

Where California sits

The same service costs 2137962.1 times more in Pennsylvania than in Ohio. 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.

California· 32nd of 48

$39.81

PA $64,565OH $0.03

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.