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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 July 2026.

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

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $6.31 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.71$4.79 to $8.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.31$3.72 to $9.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $21Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $6professional $9

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$5.37
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$9.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.32
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$5.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.24
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in North Carolina than in Georgia. 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· 1st of 51

$8.71

NC $8.71GA $3.16

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.