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Somatropin Injection

California rates for HCPCS J2941

Injection, somatropin, 1 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Somatropin Injection cost?

$162per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $158 from a hospital or other facility.

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
$162
At a hospital outpatient department
$158

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 2% less 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$158 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$100 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $79 to $339Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $100 to $309
$50$100$200$500facility $158professional $162

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
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$234.42
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$371.54
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
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85

Where California sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska 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· 18th of 51

$162

AK $257HI $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.