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Somatropin Injection

California rates for HCPCS J2941

Injection, somatropin, 1 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Somatropin Injection cost?

$174per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $186 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 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$158
At a hospital outpatient department
$186

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 17% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$158$158 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$166 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $138 to $398Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $100 to $275
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $186professional $158

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
$158.49
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$302.00
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$199.53
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$436.52
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$426.58
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$354.81

Where California sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Colorado than in Hawaii. 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.

California· 7th of 51

$174

CO $263HI $58.88

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.