How much does Nuwiq cost?

$1.17per IU

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.17 for each IU of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.17 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 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 IU. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

Amount givenIU

In a doctor's office or clinic: $1.17
At a hospital outpatient department: $5,888

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 501087% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$1.17	$1.17 to $1.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$5,888	$3,981 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1 to $8,128Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $1

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1.17 Median $1.17 Typical High $1.17	Facility	Global	$1.17	$1.17	$1.17
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.17 Median $1.17 Typical High $1.41	Professional	Global	$1.17	$1.17	$1.41
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $5,370.32 Median $6,456.54 Typical High $8,511.38	Facility	Global	$5,370.32	$6,456.54	$8,511.38
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1.17 Median $1.17 Typical High $2.04	Facility	Global	$1.17	$1.17	$2.04
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.17 Median $1.17 Typical High $1.17	Professional	Global	$1.17	$1.17	$1.17
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1.17 Median $1.17 Typical High $1.26	Facility	Global	$1.17	$1.17	$1.26
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.12 Median $1.12 Typical High $1.12	Professional	Global	$1.12	$1.12	$1.12

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Delaware than in New York. 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.

Alabama· 47th of 51

$1.17

DE $3.24NY $1.17

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.