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Rasburicase Injection

Alabama rates for HCPCS J2783 · Elitek

Injection, rasburicase, 0.5 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Elitek (rasburicase) cost?

$3,311per 0.5 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for each 0.5 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 0.5 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$389
At a hospital outpatient department
$3,311

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 751% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$389$380 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$3,311 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $490 to $3,388Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $380 to $407
$500$1K$2Kfacility $3,311professional $389

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
12
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$407.38
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in Alabama 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.

Alabama· 1st of 51

$3,311

AL $3,311OK $288

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.