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Thyrotropin Alpha Injection

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, 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 $2,570 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$1,905 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$2,188 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $4,365Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,951.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 40th 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.