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Calaspargase Pegol-mknl Injection

North Carolina rates for HCPCS J9118 · asparlas

Injection, calaspargase pegol-mknl, 10 units

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does asparlas (calaspargase pegol) cost?

$93.33per 10 units

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for each 10 units of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $120 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
$93.33
At a hospital outpatient department
$120

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 29% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$93.33$85.11 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$100 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $71 to $170Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $81 to $102
$100$200facility $120professional $93

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
$63.10
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
5 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
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 6th of 51

$93.33

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.