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Mecasermin Injection

Nebraska 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 Nebraska, 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 $776 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
$776

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 100% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$389$380 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$562 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,122Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $7 to $407
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $776professional $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
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$467.74

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 43rd 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.