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Starting An Extended Chemotherapy Infusion Via Pump

California rates for HCPCS 96416

This service covers setting up and starting a chemotherapy infusion that will run continuously for more than about eight hours, using a portable or implantable pump the patient can wear or carry home. It includes preparing and connecting the pump so the medication is delivered gradually over an extended period. It's distinct from a shorter infusion completed entirely during an office visit.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Starting An Extended Chemotherapy Infusion Via Pump cost?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$158 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$263 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,738Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,023
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $794professional $204

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
$186.21
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,949.84
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$251.19
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$199.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$338.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$363.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$257.04
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19
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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88

Where California sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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· 15th of 51

$204

AK $339FL $123

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.