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Ferumoxytol (Non-ESRD Use) Injection

North Carolina rates for HCPCS Q0138 · Feraheme

Injection, ferumoxytol, for treatment of iron deficiency anemia, 1 mg (non-ESRD use)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Feraheme (ferumoxytol) cost?

$1.51

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.48 from a physician practice, and about $3.47 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.48$0.34 to $1.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.47$0.81 to $5.25

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $0 to $7Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $3
$0.2$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0facility $3professional $0

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.48
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.48
Typical High
$2.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.44
Median
$0.71
Typical High
$0.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.38
Median
$0.95
Typical High
$0.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.26
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$1.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$0.48
Typical High
$0.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.38
Typical High
$0.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.50
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in Hawaii than in Massachusetts. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $1.51 · 4th of 51
HI $2.04MA $0.23

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.