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Canakinumab Injection

California rates for HCPCS J0638 · Ilaris

Injection, canakinumab, 1 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ilaris (canakinumab) cost?

$166per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $224 from a hospital or other facility.

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
$155
At a hospital outpatient department
$224

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 45% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$148 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$155 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $95 to $437Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $148 to $331
$100$200$500facility $224professional $155

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
$154.88
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$331.13
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$389.05
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$416.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$398.11

Where California sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Arizona than in Rhode Island. 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· 12th of 51

$166

AZ $245RI $148

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.