How much does Denileukin Diftitox Injection cost?

$2,239per 300 mcg

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for each 300 mcg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $10,000 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 300 mcg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

Amount givenmcg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $1,514
At a hospital outpatient department: $10,000

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 561% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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	$1,514	$1,096 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$10,000	$5,754 to $18,197

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,000 · 10th to 90th $4,266 to $29,512Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $151 to $2,512

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
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $4,365.16 Median $10,000.00 Typical High $29,512.09	Facility	Global	$4,365.16	$10,000.00	$29,512.09
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1,698.24 Median $1,778.28 Typical High $2,137.96	Professional	Global	$1,698.24	$1,778.28	$2,137.96
Hally Health Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $151.36 Median $1,479.11 Typical High $2,511.89	Professional	Global	$151.36	$1,479.11	$2,511.89
Hally Health Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $100.00 Median $100.00 Typical High $100.00	Facility	Global	$100.00	$100.00	$100.00
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,862.09 Median $1,862.09 Typical High $1,862.09	Facility	Global	$1,862.09	$1,862.09	$1,862.09
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1,862.09 Median $1,862.09 Typical High $1,862.09	Professional	Global	$1,862.09	$1,862.09	$1,862.09

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 1380.4 times more in Kentucky than in South Carolina. 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.

Illinois· 13th of 45

$2,239

KY $41,687SC $30.20

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.