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Insulin for Administration Through DME (Insulin Pump)

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, 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 $4.90 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 5 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 $3.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.90$3.47 to $8.32

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9
$0.5$1$2$5$10facility $5professional $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
$3.55
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.47
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$1.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.32
Median
$0.87
Typical High
$0.87
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.77
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$5.37
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$8.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$5.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.24
3 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 36th 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.