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Mecasermin Injection

Connecticut rates for HCPCS J2170

Injection, mecasermin, 1 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Mecasermin Injection cost?

$468per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $692 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
$407
At a hospital outpatient department
$692

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 70% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 5 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$407$331 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$537 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,349Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $331 to $417
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $692professional $407

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
$512.86
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$426.58

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 6th of 51

$468

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.