How much does Deferoxamine Injection cost?

$8.71per 500 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for each 500 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $8.71 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.

Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $8.51
At a hospital outpatient department: $8.71

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 2% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$8.51	$8.51 to $8.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$8.71	$8.71 to $13.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $13Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $13

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $8.71 Median $8.71 Typical High $13.49	Facility	Global	$8.71	$8.71	$13.49
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $8.51 Median $8.71 Typical High $13.49	Professional	Global	$8.51	$8.71	$13.49
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $8.51 Median $12.88 Typical High $85.11	Facility	Global	$8.51	$12.88	$85.11
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $8.51 Median $8.51 Typical High $36.31	Professional	Global	$8.51	$8.51	$36.31
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $14.13 Median $14.13 Typical High $14.13	Facility	Global	$14.13	$14.13	$14.13
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $8.13 Median $8.51 Typical High $16.60	Professional	Global	$8.13	$8.51	$16.60

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $8.71 · 41st 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.