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Eteplirsen Injection

California rates for HCPCS J1428 · Exondys 51

Injection, eteplirsen, 10 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Exondys 51 (eteplirsen) cost?

$166per 10 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for each 10 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $229 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 10 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$162
At a hospital outpatient department
$229

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 41% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$162 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$162 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $89 to $479Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $158 to $316
$100$200$500facility $229professional $162

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
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$316.23
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$426.58
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$407.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$436.52
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85

Where California sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Arizona than in Mississippi. 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· 13th of 51

$166

AZ $269MS $158

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.