Cost analysis for CPT J2182 — Injection, mepolizumab, 1 mg
Average Medicare Payment
$22.97
2023 data
Total Payments (2023)
$36.9M
Services (2023)
1.6M
Price Change (2017–2023)
-12.4%
| Year | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $26.21 | $5.1M | 188.2K | — |
| 2018 | $23.43 | $9.8M | 417.5K | -10.6% |
| 2019 | $23.07 | $17.2M | 744.8K | -1.5% |
| 2020 | $22.78 | $23.5M | 1.0M | -1.3% |
| 2021 | $22.74 | $27.6M | 1.2M | -0.2% |
| 2022 | $22.62 | $31.8M | 1.4M | -0.5% |
| 2023 | $22.97 | $36.9M | 1.6M | +1.5% |
The most expensive state pays 1.2x more than the cheapest for this procedure. CO averages $23.53 vs KY at $19.16.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO | $23.53 | $77.7K | 3.3K | 1 |
| WI | $23.40 | $248.0K | 10.6K | 1 |
| LA | $23.36 | $151.8K | 6.5K | 1 |
| NV | $23.30 | $254.0K | 10.9K | 1 |
| FL | $23.28 | $3.7M | 159.7K | 17 |
| PA | $23.28 | $1.4M | 59.4K | 8 |
| NY | $23.26 | $1.1M | 46.7K | 4 |
| OK | $23.26 | $72.1K | 3.1K | 1 |
| KS | $23.25 | $302.2K | 13.0K | 3 |
| IL | $23.24 | $330.0K | 14.2K | 1 |
| MD | $23.24 | $1.1M | 46.5K | 6 |
| NE | $23.23 | $1.1M | 47.2K | 11 |
| AR | $23.23 | $241.6K | 10.4K | 2 |
| MA | $23.21 | $452.5K | 19.5K | 2 |
| NJ | $23.20 | $512.6K | 22.1K | 2 |
| MO | $23.20 | $774.8K | 33.4K | 5 |
| VA | $23.20 | $4.1M | 178.7K | 23 |
| IN | $23.18 | $1.0M | 43.2K | 1 |
| AL | $23.18 | $748.7K | 32.3K | 2 |
| OR | $23.16 | $252.4K | 10.9K | 1 |
| TX | $23.11 | $4.5M | 194.6K | 25 |
| GA | $23.11 | $582.3K | 25.2K | 2 |
| MI | $23.10 | $85.5K | 3.7K | 1 |
| AZ | $23.08 | $3.0M | 129.1K | 11 |
| SC | $23.08 | $2.1M | 89.1K | 14 |
| TN | $23.06 | $1.3M | 54.2K | 6 |
| WV | $22.99 | $413.8K | 18.0K | 1 |
| NC | $22.87 | $1.4M | 62.9K | 6 |
| OH | $22.84 | $1.3M | 57.9K | 5 |
| MS | $22.66 | $1.5M | 66.2K | 6 |
| CA | $21.18 | $2.7M | 128.5K | 16 |
| KY | $19.16 | $124.5K | 6.5K | 1 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raja Devanathan | Pulmonary Disease | IN | $1.0M | 43.2K | $23.18 |
| Robert Brennan | Infectious Disease | VA | $847.8K | 36.9K | $22.98 |
| Conrad Cordova | Nurse Practitioner | AZ | $745.8K | 32.5K | $22.95 |
| Allan Wachter | Allergy/ Immunology | AZ | $634.8K | 27.8K | $22.83 |
| Jacqueline Averette | Nurse Practitioner | AL | $599.1K | 25.6K | $23.40 |
| Ryan Klein | Internal Medicine | CA | $547.3K | 23.5K | $23.29 |
| Alpana Desai | Hematology-Oncology | FL | $546.8K | 23.5K | $23.27 |
| Lisa Campbell | Nurse Practitioner | TX | $521.6K | 22.6K | $23.08 |
| David Amran | Allergy/ Immunology | TX | $453.3K | 20.2K | $22.44 |
| Todd Adkins | Allergy/ Immunology | MS | $431.6K | 18.6K | $23.20 |
| Jason Karp | Pulmonary Disease | NY | $430.4K | 18.5K | $23.27 |
| Phillip Lieberman | Allergy/ Immunology | TN | $430.0K | 18.9K | $22.74 |
| An Pham | Pulmonary Disease | PA | $428.4K | 18.4K | $23.24 |
| Ronald Strauss | Allergy/ Immunology | OH | $427.7K | 19.4K | $22.04 |
| Gail Schattner | Pulmonary Disease | NY | $426.7K | 18.3K | $23.31 |
| Glenda Collins | Nurse Practitioner | SC | $424.6K | 18.3K | $23.20 |
| Matthew Wilson | Allergy/ Immunology | WV | $413.8K | 18.0K | $22.99 |
| Kristi Hunter | Family Practice | GA | $389.3K | 16.9K | $23.04 |
| Angela Ahuja | Allergy/ Immunology | MA | $362.0K | 15.6K | $23.20 |
| Robert Singh | Vascular Surgery | PA | $359.6K | 15.4K | $23.35 |
Based on the data, CPT J2182 shows a 1.2x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.
Costs have decreased 12.4% since 2017. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.
This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.