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Etanercept Injection

California rates for HCPCS J1438

Injection, etanercept, 25 mg (code may be used for Medicare when drug administered under the direct supervision of a physician, not for use when drug is self-administered)

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Etanercept Injection cost?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,096$1,072 to $1,096
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$447 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $83 to $2,291Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $631 to $2,089
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,096professional $1,096

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
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,584.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,089.30
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,621.81
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,698.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,951.21
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,884.03
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
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15

Where California sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in Arizona than in Montana. 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· 20th of 51

$1,096

AZ $1,738MT $209

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.