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Leuprolide Acetate

South Carolina rates for HCPCS J9218

Leuprolide acetate, per 1 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Leuprolide Acetate cost?

$50.12per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$50.12
At a hospital outpatient department
$47.86

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 5% less 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$50.12$47.86 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$15.85 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $9 to $102Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $12 to $51
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $48professional $50

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
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$70.79
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$56.23

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Delaware than in New York. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $50.12 · 35th of 51
DE $51.29NY $12.02

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.