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Insulin for Administration Through DME (Insulin Pump)

Texas 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 Texas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.16 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.09 from a physician practice, and about $10.72 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.09$0.85 to $3.16
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.72$5.62 to $15.85

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $3 to $21Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$1$2$5$10$20facility $11professional $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
$4.68
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.46
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$1.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.50
Typical High
$0.68
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
BCBS Texas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS Texas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$0.85
Typical High
$0.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$5.37
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$10.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.47
Median
$0.47
Typical High
$0.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.32
Typical High
$0.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$26.30
Providence
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
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.24

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 33rd 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.