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Leuprolide Acetate

Virginia rates for HCPCS J9218

Leuprolide acetate, per 1 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Leuprolide Acetate cost?

$51.29per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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
$51.29

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 2% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 8 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$51.29$23.99 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $9 to $132Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $47 to $62
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $51professional $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
$51.29
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$81.28
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$151.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$75.86
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$58.88

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $51.29 · 5th 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.