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Tocilizumab Infusion for COVID-19, First Dose

Mississippi rates for HCPCS M0249

Intravenous infusion, tocilizumab, for hospitalized adults and pediatric patients (2 years of age and older) with COVID-19 who are receiving systemic corticosteroids and require supplemental oxygen, non-invasive or invasive mechanical ventilation, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) only, includes infusion and post administration monitoring, first dose

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tocilizumab Infusion for COVID-19, First Dose cost?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $437 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$447$398 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$398 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $398 to $724Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $380 to $646
$500$1Kfacility $437professional $447

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
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Louisiana. 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.

Mississippi· 50th of 51

$437

AK $1,862LA $398

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.