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Mecasermin Injection

Missouri rates for HCPCS J2170

Injection, mecasermin, 1 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Mecasermin Injection cost?

$389per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $490 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
$490

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 26% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$389$372 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$389 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,072Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $363 to $490
$200$500$1Kfacility $490professional $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
$489.78
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$457.09

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 46th of 51

$389

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.