How much does Kepivance (palifermin) cost?

$38.90per 50 mcg

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for each 50 mcg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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 50 mcg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

Amount givenmcg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $38.90
At a hospital outpatient department: $36.31

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 7% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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	$38.90	$36.31 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$36.31	$17.78 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $16 to $44Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $36 to $44

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 $38.90 Median $38.90 Typical High $43.65	Facility	Global	$38.90	$38.90	$43.65
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $36.31 Median $38.90 Typical High $43.65	Professional	Global	$36.31	$38.90	$43.65
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $16.22 Median $16.22 Typical High $17.78	Facility	Global	$16.22	$16.22	$17.78
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $36.31 Median $36.31 Typical High $53.70	Facility	Global	$36.31	$36.31	$53.70
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $26.30 Median $36.31 Typical High $36.31	Professional	Global	$26.30	$36.31	$36.31
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $36.31 Median $38.90 Typical High $38.90	Facility	Global	$36.31	$38.90	$38.90
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $35.48 Median $36.31 Typical High $56.23	Professional	Global	$35.48	$36.31	$56.23

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Alaska than in Oklahoma. 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· 17th of 51

$38.90

AK $63.10OK $27.54

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.