Filgrastim-aafi (Nivestym) Injection

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS Q5110

Injection, filgrastim-aafi, biosimilar, (Nivestym), 1 mcg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Nivestym (filgrastim-aafi) cost?

$0.32per mcg

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.32 for each mcg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.28 from a physician practice, and about $0.55 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

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

Amount givenmcg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $0.28
At a hospital outpatient department: $0.55

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 95% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$0.28	$0.27 to $0.32
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$0.55	$0.32 to $0.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $0.32 Median $0.32 Typical High $0.32	Facility	None	$0.32	$0.32	$0.32
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.32 Median $0.32 Typical High $0.32	Professional	None	$0.32	$0.32	$0.32
CareFirst Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.27 Median $0.27 Typical High $0.28	Professional	None	$0.27	$0.27	$0.28
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $0.49 Median $0.60 Typical High $0.93	Facility	None	$0.49	$0.60	$0.93
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.32 Median $0.32 Typical High $0.33	Professional	None	$0.32	$0.32	$0.33
Kaiser Permanente Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.27 Median $0.27 Typical High $0.32	Professional	None	$0.27	$0.27	$0.32
United Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $0.32 Median $0.32 Typical High $0.32	Facility	None	$0.32	$0.32	$0.32
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.28 Median $0.31 Typical High $0.43	Professional	None	$0.28	$0.31	$0.43

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Texas than in Rhode Island. 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.

Washington, DC· 33rd of 51

$0.32

TX $0.78RI $0.28

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.