How much does Insulin Injection cost?

$0.87per 5 units

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.87 for each 5 units of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.23 from a physician practice, and about $2.09 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 5 units. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

Amount givenunits

In a doctor's office or clinic: $0.23
At a hospital outpatient department: $2.09

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 812% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 4 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	$0.23	$0.22 to $0.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$2.09	$0.87 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $0 to $87Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0

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 $0.24 Median $2.09 Typical High $87.10	Facility	Global	$0.24	$2.09	$87.10
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.22 Median $0.23 Typical High $0.24	Professional	Global	$0.22	$0.23	$0.24
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $0.23 Median $0.28 Typical High $85.11	Facility	Global	$0.23	$0.28	$85.11
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.23 Median $0.23 Typical High $1.23	Professional	Global	$0.23	$0.23	$1.23
Highmark BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $0.65 Median $1.00 Typical High $3.72	Facility	Global	$0.65	$1.00	$3.72
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $0.87 Median $0.87 Typical High $0.87	Facility	Global	$0.87	$0.87	$0.87
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.21 Median $0.22 Typical High $0.45	Professional	Global	$0.21	$0.22	$0.45

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 26.3 times more in Florida than in North Dakota. 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.

West Virginia· 9th of 51

$0.87

FL $5.75ND $0.22

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.