How much does Desmopressin Injection cost?

$3.63per mcg

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.63 for each mcg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.55 from a physician practice, and about $3.98 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.

Amount givenmcg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $3.55
At a hospital outpatient department: $3.98

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 12% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$3.55	$3.39 to $5.01
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$3.98	$3.98 to $6.76

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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 None Typical Low $3.98 Median $3.98 Typical High $10.00	Facility	None	$3.98	$3.98	$10.00
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $3.63 Median $3.63 Typical High $10.00	Professional	None	$3.63	$3.63	$10.00
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $3.55 Median $5.37 Typical High $6.76	Facility	None	$3.55	$5.37	$6.76
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $3.55 Median $3.55 Typical High $14.79	Professional	None	$3.55	$3.55	$14.79
Highmark BCBS Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $8.13 Median $8.13 Typical High $8.13	Facility	None	$8.13	$8.13	$8.13
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $3.39 Median $3.39 Typical High $5.50	Professional	None	$3.39	$3.39	$5.50

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 31st of 51

$3.63

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.