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Valrubicin Injection

Iowa rates for HCPCS J9357 · Valstar

Injection, valrubicin, intravesical, 200 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Valstar (valrubicin intravesical solution) cost?

$1,479per 200 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for each 200 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 200 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$1,514
At a hospital outpatient department
$1,380

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 9% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,514$1,380 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$1,380 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $1,862Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $2,692
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $1,380professional $1,514

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
$1,258.93
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$6,165.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,511.89
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$1,479

AK $1,698FL $1,259

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.