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North Carolina rates for HCPCS J9281

Mitomycin pyelocalyceal instillation, 1 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Jelmyto (mitomycin) cost?

$339per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $525 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
$339
At a hospital outpatient department
$525

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 55% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$339$331 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$407 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $288 to $724Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $324 to $380
$500facility $525professional $339

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
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
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
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 11th of 51

$339

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.