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Ipilimumab Injection

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS J9228 · Yervoy

Injection, ipilimumab, 1 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Yervoy (ipilimumab) cost?

$23,437per dose

One 123 mg dose, at the doctor's office rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Negotiated ratewhat insurers pay per mg of the drug
$191 / mg
Average doseacross Medicare claims, discarded units included
× 123 mg
One dosedrug only; giving it and the visit are billed separately
$23,437

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. Prefilled with the average administration in Medicare claims, discarded units included.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$23,437
At a hospital outpatient department
$47,853

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 104% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Where the price changes

Given atPer mgPer 123 mg dose
Doctor's office or clinic$191$23,437
Hospital outpatient department$389$47,853

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $191 to $525Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $186 to $209
$200$500facility $389professional $191

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 21st of 51

$191

AK $234RI $191

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.