How much does Oprelvekin Injection cost?

$468per 5 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for each 5 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $437 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Work out the cost of a dose

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Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $525
At a hospital outpatient department: $437

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 17% less 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 4 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	$525	$437 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$437	$427 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $427 to $631Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $437 to $631

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 $436.52 Median $436.52 Typical High $630.96	Facility	Global	$436.52	$436.52	$630.96
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $436.52 Median $446.68 Typical High $630.96	Professional	Global	$436.52	$446.68	$630.96
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $426.58 Median $426.58 Typical High $467.74	Facility	Global	$426.58	$426.58	$467.74
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $426.58 Median $457.09 Typical High $616.60	Facility	Global	$426.58	$457.09	$616.60
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $426.58 Median $426.58 Typical High $426.58	Professional	Global	$426.58	$426.58	$426.58
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $524.81 Median $549.54 Typical High $758.58	Professional	Global	$524.81	$549.54	$758.58

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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.

Mississippi· 13th of 51

$468

AK $708NY $427

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.