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Mecasermin Injection

Ohio rates for HCPCS J2170

Injection, mecasermin, 1 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Mecasermin Injection cost?

$417per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $955 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
$955

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 145% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 8 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$16.22 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$457 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,479Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $11 to $851
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $955professional $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
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$426.58
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$436.52

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 8th of 51

$417

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.