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Starting An Extended Chemotherapy Infusion Via Pump

West Virginia 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $575 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$117 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$132 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $132 to $1,905Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $100 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $575professional $135

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$204.17
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$741.31
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$331.13

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 48th of 51

$135

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.