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Insulin for Administration Through DME (Insulin Pump)

Alabama rates for HCPCS J1817 · Novolog, Admelog, Humalog

Insulin for administration through DME (i.e., insulin pump) per 50 units

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Insulin for Administration Through DME (Insulin Pump) cost?

$3.09

Typical physician fee. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.09 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3.09 to $3.16.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $4Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$0.05$0.2$1$5facility $3professional $3

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.46
Median
$0.46
Typical High
$0.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$5.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.16
1 more rate 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
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
12
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Oklahoma than in Virginia. 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.

Alabama· 44th of 51

$3.09

OK $10.72VA $3.09

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.