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Artacent AC, 1 mg

California rates for HCPCS Q4189

Artacent AC, 1 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Artacent AC, 1 mg cost?

$22.91per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$21.38
At a hospital outpatient department
$26.92

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 26% more at a hospital than at a doctor's office.

Drug cost only. Giving the drug, the visit itself and any monitoring are billed on their own codes. We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

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 8 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$21.38$20.89 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$23.99 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $21 to $123Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $20 to $25
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $27professional $21

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$47.86
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
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
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$37.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$31.62

Where California 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.

California· 1st of 51

$22.91

CA $22.91NE $20.42

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.