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Colorado rates for HCPCS J9281

Mitomycin pyelocalyceal instillation, 1 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Jelmyto (mitomycin) cost?

$331per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $490 from a hospital or other facility.

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
$331
At a hospital outpatient department
$490

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 48% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$331$331 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$407 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $347 to $933Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $324 to $363
$500$1Kfacility $490professional $331

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
$331.13
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$478.63
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$691.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$338.84
4 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
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$34.67

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 45th of 51

$331

AK $407VT $331

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.