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Thyrotropin Alpha Injection

Illinois rates for HCPCS J3240 · Thyrogen

Injection, thyrotropin alpha, 0.9 mg, provided in 1.1 mg vial

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Thyrogen (thyrotropin alfa) cost?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,138 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 from a hospital or other facility.

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$2,138$2,138 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$2,138 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $7,943Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $2,884
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,311professional $2,138

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
$2,137.96
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,090.30
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
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
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Arizona than in Alabama. 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.

Illinois· 34th of 51

$2,138

AZ $3,311AL $1,660

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.