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Desmopressin Injection

North Carolina rates for HCPCS J2597 · Ddavp

Injection, desmopressin acetate, per 1 mcg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Desmopressin Injection cost?

$4.27per mcg

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.27 for each mcg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.55 from a physician practice, and about $6.92 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
$3.55
At a hospital outpatient department
$6.92

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 95% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.55$3.39 to $7.08
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.92$3.98 to $7.08

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $8Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$2$5$10$20facility $7professional $4

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
$2.14
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.55
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.71
Typical High
$0.71
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$11.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$7.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$5.25

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Maryland. 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.

North Carolina· 9th of 51

$4.27

OK $13.49MD $3.39

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.