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How Much Does Injection, pegfilgrastim, excludes biosimilar, 0.5 mg Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT J2506 — Injection, pegfilgrastim, excludes biosimilar, 0.5 mg

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Average Medicare Payment

$80.71

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$22.3M

Services (2023)

276.2K

Price Change (2022–2023)

-35.3%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2022$124.83$53.9M430.8K—
2023$80.71$22.3M276.2K-35.3%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.5x more than the cheapest for this procedure. ME averages $96.44 vs AL at $66.22.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
ME$96.44$31.2K3241
NE$88.75$728.4K8.2K18
DE$86.83$51.1K5881
CO$85.90$193.8K2.3K6
NV$85.79$111.2K1.3K4
WV$85.69$26.7K3121
FL$85.17$497.1K5.8K12
AZ$83.32$526.9K6.3K18
TN$82.82$2.0M24.2K43
WA$82.57$169.4K2.1K6
AK$82.09$110.3K1.3K3
LA$82.04$191.0K2.3K5
TX$81.90$2.0M24.8K69
MA$81.86$73.7K9001
IN$81.72$264.8K3.2K8
SC$81.62$726.8K8.9K13
MD$81.57$1.5M18.3K27
NC$81.51$182.9K2.2K3
DC$81.41$22.5K2761
MN$81.33$548.5K6.7K16
IA$81.01$623.1K7.7K16
VA$80.91$1.1M13.5K35
IL$80.85$2.2M26.9K66
MI$80.24$362.0K4.5K13
MO$80.17$906.2K11.3K35
NJ$80.13$709.6K8.9K16
MS$80.05$915.5K11.4K10
AR$79.05$282.7K3.6K7
PA$78.83$549.8K7.0K14
CA$78.83$3.2M40.0K73
NY$78.63$468.7K6.0K13
UT$78.28$69.5K8881
OR$77.32$50.1K6482
GA$76.71$374.7K4.9K11
OH$75.64$448.5K5.9K9
KS$73.96$41.7K5642
WI$70.65$10.2K1441
NM$69.34$10.0K1441
AL$66.22$125.6K1.9K5

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Minal ShahHematology-OncologyMD$250.4K3.1K$79.65
Guangzhi QuHematology-OncologyMS$233.5K3.1K$76.30
Tammy YoungHematology-OncologyMS$170.3K2.2K$78.39
Rakesh BagaiHematology-OncologyAZ$165.6K1.9K$86.78
Yi FengMedical OncologyTN$134.1K1.7K$79.23
Mitchell MartinMedical OncologyTN$131.3K1.5K$86.15
Nicole ClevelandHematology-OncologyMS$130.9K1.5K$84.58
Daniel IbachHematology-OncologyTN$130.6K1.5K$87.09
Ross KernsHematology-OncologyTN$111.1K1.3K$84.93
Elan DiamondHematology-OncologyNJ$109.4K1.3K$82.86
David PowellHematology-OncologyOH$107.7K1.2K$87.93
Gurdeep ChhabraHematology-OncologyMD$107.7K1.3K$80.12
Erin ChamberlainHematology-OncologyCA$105.8K1.3K$79.33
Vladimir HugecHematology-OncologyMN$102.6K1.2K$87.20
John ViscontiHematology-OncologyIL$100.7K1.2K$81.48
Elizabeth FlemingNurse PractitionerNJ$100.7K1.2K$80.66
Daniel KimHematology-OncologyCA$98.7K1.2K$83.08
Michael ShermanHematology-OncologyCA$95.1K1.2K$79.26
Deepnarayan TiwarriHematology-OncologyMD$94.1K1.1K$82.58
Perrie RyanHematology-OncologySC$93.3K1.1K$84.54

🤔 Is Injection, pegfilgrastim, excludes biosimilar, 0.5 mg Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT J2506 shows a 1.5x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation by Medicare standards.

Costs have decreased 35.3% since 2022. 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.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.