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Mecasermin Injection

Minnesota rates for HCPCS J2170

Injection, mecasermin, 1 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Mecasermin Injection cost?

$372per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $224 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
$372
At a hospital outpatient department
$224

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 40% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 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$372$9.12 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$18.20 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $17 to $832Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $7 to $417
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $224professional $372

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
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.51
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.12
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$9.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$562.34

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 47th of 51

$372

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.