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Calaspargase Pegol-mknl Injection

Iowa rates for HCPCS J9118 · asparlas

Injection, calaspargase pegol-mknl, 10 units

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does asparlas (calaspargase pegol) cost?

$89.13per 10 units

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for each 10 units of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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 10 units. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

units
In a doctor's office or clinic
$87.10
At a hospital outpatient department
$89.13

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$87.10$81.28 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$89.13 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $81 to $126Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $81 to $138
$100$200facility $89professional $87

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$138.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$338.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$125.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$100.00
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$97.72
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13

Where Iowa sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. 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.

Iowa· 3rd of 51

$89.13

NC $91.20NJ $81.28

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.