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Idarubicin Injection

North Carolina rates for HCPCS J9211 · Idamycin PFS

Injection, idarubicin HCl, 5 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Idarubicin Injection cost?

$56.23per 5 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for each 5 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 5 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$56.23
At a hospital outpatient department
$72.44

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$56.23$48.98 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$53.70 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $45 to $102Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $39 to $62
$50$100facility $72professional $56

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
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$43.65
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
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 1.6 times more in Alaska 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.

North Carolina· 3rd of 51

$56.23

AK $60.26SC $38.02

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.