go back

Mecasermin Injection

Kentucky rates for HCPCS J2170

Injection, mecasermin, 1 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Mecasermin Injection cost?

$75.86per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $13.18 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
$389
At a hospital outpatient department
$13.18

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 97% less 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$389$102 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.18$13.18 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $692Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $102 to $407
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $13professional $389

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
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.55
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$75.86

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.