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Artacent AC, 1 mg

North Carolina rates for HCPCS Q4189

Artacent AC, 1 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Artacent AC, 1 mg cost?

$21.38per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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
$22.39

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 5% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 6 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$22.39$21.38 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $21 to $39Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $20 to $21
$20$50$100facility $22professional $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
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.88
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 15th of 51

$21.38

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.