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Octreotide Injection, 1 mg

Colorado rates for HCPCS J2353 · Sandostatin LAR Depot

Injection, octreotide, depot form for intramuscular injection, 1 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Octreotide Injection, 1 mg cost?

$6,686per dose

One 32 mg dose, at the doctor's office rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Negotiated ratewhat insurers pay per mg of the drug
$209 / mg
Average doseacross Medicare claims, discarded units included
× 32 mg
One dosedrug only; giving it and the visit are billed separately
$6,686

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. Prefilled with the average administration in Medicare claims, discarded units included.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$6,686
At a hospital outpatient department
$9,889

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 48% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where the price changes

Given atPer mgPer 32 mg dose
Doctor's office or clinic$209$6,686
Hospital outpatient department$309$9,889

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $219 to $537Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $186 to $229
$200$500$1Kfacility $309professional $209

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$38.02

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 28.2 times more in Alabama than in Rhode Island. 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.

Colorado· 5th of 51

$263

AL $5,623RI $200

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.