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Canakinumab Injection

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, 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 $178 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
$178

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 20% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 8 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 $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$148 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $148 to $407Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $148 to $240
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $178professional $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
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$154.88
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$158.49
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$6,918.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$154.88

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $148 · 38th 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.