Ustekinumab Intravenous Injection

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS J3358 · Stelara

Ustekinumab, for intravenous injection, 1 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Stelara (ustekinumab) cost?

$11.75per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

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Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $11.75
At a hospital outpatient department: $23.44

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 100% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$11.75	$11.48 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$23.44	$17.38 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $31Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $11 to $14

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $11.48 Median $11.48 Typical High $27.54	Facility	None	$11.48	$11.48	$27.54
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $11.48 Median $11.48 Typical High $11.48	Professional	None	$11.48	$11.48	$11.48
CareFirst Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $11.75 Median $12.59 Typical High $12.59	Professional	None	$11.75	$12.59	$12.59
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $17.38 Median $23.44 Typical High $39.81	Facility	None	$17.38	$23.44	$39.81
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $11.48 Median $11.48 Typical High $14.45	Professional	None	$11.48	$11.48	$14.45
Kaiser Permanente Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $9.55 Median $9.55 Typical High $11.48	Professional	None	$9.55	$9.55	$11.48
United Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $11.48 Median $11.48 Typical High $11.48	Facility	None	$11.48	$11.48	$11.48
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $11.75 Median $11.75 Typical High $19.50	Professional	None	$11.75	$11.75	$19.50

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 1.8 times more in Alaska than in Georgia. 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.

Washington, DC· 36th of 51

$11.75

AK $20.89GA $11.48

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.