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Filgrastim-ayow (Releuko) Injection

California rates for HCPCS Q5125

Injection, filgrastim-ayow, biosimilar, (Releuko), 1 mcg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Releuko (filgrastim) cost?

$0.40per mcg

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.40 for each mcg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.34 from a physician practice, and about $0.54 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.

mcg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$0.34
At a hospital outpatient department
$0.54

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 58% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.34$0.32 to $0.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.54$0.42 to $0.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$0.5$1$2facility $1professional $0

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
$0.31
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.33
Typical High
$0.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$0.54
Typical High
$1.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.32
Median
$0.40
Typical High
$1.45
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.44
Median
$0.54
Typical High
$0.98
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.37
Typical High
$0.93
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.34
Typical High
$0.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.48
Typical High
$0.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.31
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.41
Median
$0.41
Typical High
$0.41
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.38
Typical High
$0.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.48
Typical High
$0.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.32
Median
$0.34
Typical High
$1.32
4 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
$0.16
Median
$0.16
Typical High
$0.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.06
Typical High
$0.06
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.05
Typical High
$0.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Texas than in North Dakota. 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.

California· 10th of 51

$0.40

TX $0.89ND $0.27

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.