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Calaspargase Pegol-mknl Injection

Kentucky rates for HCPCS J9118 · asparlas

Injection, calaspargase pegol-mknl, 10 units

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does asparlas (calaspargase pegol) cost?

$85.11per 10 units

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for each 10 units of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $102 from a hospital or other facility.

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
$85.11
At a hospital outpatient department
$102

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 20% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$85.11$85.11 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$85.11 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $81 to $166Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $81 to $98
$100$200facility $102professional $85

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
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$131.83
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$346.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$91.20
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
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 38th of 51

$85.11

AK $105OK $85.11

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.