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Mecasermin Injection

Alaska rates for HCPCS J2170

Injection, mecasermin, 1 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Mecasermin Injection cost?

$661per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $708 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$661
At a hospital outpatient department
$708

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 7% more at a hospital than at a doctor's office.

Drug cost only. Giving the drug, the visit itself and any monitoring are billed on their own codes. We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

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$661$417 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$589 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $245 to $2,291Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $60 to $692
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $708professional $661

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$851.14
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$60.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$851.14
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$9,332.54

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 55.0 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$661

CO $676MT $12.30

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.