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Buprenorphine Extended-Release, over 100 mg (Sublocade)

North Carolina rates for HCPCS Q9992

Injection, buprenorphine extended-release (Sublocade), greater than 100 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sublocade (buprenorphine) cost?

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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$1,950$1,778 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$2,239 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $3,467Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $3,467
$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $1,950

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
$1,778.28
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,570.40
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Delaware than in Illinois. 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· 27th of 51

$2,042

DE $7,413IL $1,995

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.