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Buprenorphine Extended-Release, up to 100 mg (Sublocade)

North Carolina rates for HCPCS Q9991

Injection, buprenorphine extended-release (Sublocade), less than or equal to 100 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Sublocade (buprenorphine) cost?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,995$1,778 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$2,344 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $4,467Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $2,512
$2K$5Kfacility $3,090professional $1,995

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
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Alaska than in Oklahoma. 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.

North Carolina· 36th of 51

$2,089

AK $3,548OK $1,778

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.