How much does Methylnaltrexone Injection cost?

$1.55per 0.1 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.55 for each 0.1 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.55 from a physician practice, and about $1.55 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.

Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $1.55
At a hospital outpatient department: $1.55

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$1.55	$1.55 to $1.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$1.55	$1.55 to $2.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $2

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $0.87 Median $1.55 Typical High $3.55	Facility	Global	$0.87	$1.55	$3.55
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.55 Median $1.55 Typical High $1.55	Professional	Global	$1.55	$1.55	$1.55
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.58 Median $1.58 Typical High $1.58	Professional	Global	$1.58	$1.58	$1.58
Regence BlueShield Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1.91 Median $2.24 Typical High $2.40	Facility	Global	$1.91	$2.24	$2.40
Select Health Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1.70 Median $1.70 Typical High $1.70	Facility	Global	$1.70	$1.70	$1.70
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.55 Median $1.55 Typical High $1.55	Professional	Global	$1.55	$1.55	$1.55

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 40th of 51

$1.55

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.