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Canakinumab Injection

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS J0638

Injection, canakinumab, 1 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Canakinumab Injection cost?

$148per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $339 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
$148
At a hospital outpatient department
$339

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 129% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 5 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$148$148 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$148 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $148 to $562Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $148 to $219
$200.0$500.0facility $339professional $148

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
$147.91
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$190.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Delaware than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $148 · 43rd of 51
DE $309HI $138

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.