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Rasburicase Injection

North Carolina rates for HCPCS J2783 · Elitek

Injection, rasburicase, 0.5 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Elitek (rasburicase) cost?

$407per 0.5 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for each 0.5 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $550 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
$550

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 41% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$389$347 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$468 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $347 to $794Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $347 to $447
$200$500$1Kfacility $550professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$501.19

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 17th of 51

$407

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.