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Desmopressin Injection

Washington rates for HCPCS J2597

Injection, desmopressin acetate, per 1 mcg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Desmopressin Injection cost?

$5.89per mcg

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.89 for each mcg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.72 from a physician practice, and about $6.76 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 mcg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mcg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$3.72
At a hospital outpatient department
$6.76

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 82% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.72$3.72 to $5.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.76$5.13 to $8.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $20Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $18
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $7professional $4

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$17.78
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.22
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.17
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$9.55
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$21.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$16.22
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.47

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in West Virginia than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington $5.89 · 10th of 51
WV $14.79MD $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.