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Ziconotide Injection

Alaska rates for HCPCS J2278 · Prialt

Injection, ziconotide, 1 mcg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Prialt (ziconotide acetate) cost?

$19.50per mcg

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for each mcg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per mcg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mcg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$15.85
At a hospital outpatient department
$19.95

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.85$10.72 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$10.72 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $68Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $35
$10$20$50facility $20professional $16

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$67.61
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$60.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$31.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$28.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.84

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Alaska than in Iowa. 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· 1st of 51

$19.50

AK $19.50IA $10.47

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.