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Methylnaltrexone Injection

Alaska rates for HCPCS J2212

Injection, methylnaltrexone, 0.1 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Methylnaltrexone Injection cost?

$2.51per 0.1 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.51 for each 0.1 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.51 from a physician practice, and about $2.69 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 0.1 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$2.51
At a hospital outpatient department
$2.69

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 7% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$2.51$2.51 to $2.63
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.69$2.40 to $3.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $3
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $3professional $3

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.58
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$3.63
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$3.72
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$3.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$295.12

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Colorado than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$2.51

CO $2.69KY $0.91

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.