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Insulin for Administration Through DME (Insulin Pump)

Minnesota 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?

$3.16

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.16 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.16 from a physician practice, and about $3.98 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.16$3.09 to $3.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.98$3.09 to $6.46

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4
$2$5$10facility $4professional $3

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
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.16
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.46
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KD · Drug infused by equipment
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.98
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.30
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$7.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$4.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.57
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
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.46
Median
$0.46
Typical High
$0.46
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.46
Median
$0.46
Typical High
$0.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.32

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 28th of 51

$3.16

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.