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Deferoxamine Injection

Kentucky rates for HCPCS J0895 · Desferal

Injection, deferoxamine mesylate, 500 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Deferoxamine Injection cost?

$10.00per 500 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for each 500 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $10.00 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 500 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$8.51
At a hospital outpatient department
$10.00

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 17% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$8.51$8.51 to $8.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.00$10.00 to $10.00

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $14Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $14
$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $10professional $9

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
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$14.45
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Delaware than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kentucky $10.00 · 16th of 51
DE $21.38VT $8.51

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.