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How Much Does Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT J9217 — Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg

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Average Medicare Payment

$132.81

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$76.8M

Services (2023)

577.1K

Price Change (2014–2023)

-21.4%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$168.95$131.2M775.9K—
2015$178.69$140.6M786.4K+5.8%
2016$178.67$143.9M804.8K-0.0%
2017$163.05$128.1M785.3K-8.7%
2018$166.46$131.5M789.0K+2.1%
2019$175.79$144.0M818.4K+5.6%
2020$174.11$131.8M756.2K-1.0%
2021$141.33$98.9M699.2K-18.8%
2022$137.70$90.9M659.0K-2.6%
2023$132.81$76.8M577.1K-3.6%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.0x more than the cheapest for this procedure. ME averages $135.24 vs RI at $129.06.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
ME$135.24$167.6K1.2K6
ND$134.52$49.2K3662
WY$134.51$113.0K8407
SD$134.27$345.0K2.6K16
MO$133.97$1.3M9.4K71
WI$133.96$710.9K5.3K34
FL$133.93$6.8M50.5K362
CO$133.89$891.8K6.7K57
DE$133.78$777.3K5.8K25
NC$133.72$2.4M18.3K117
MA$133.68$993.5K7.4K55
TN$133.64$2.4M18.2K111
ID$133.63$190.0K1.4K10
NH$133.59$148.0K1.1K9
AR$133.56$1.1M8.1K54
CT$133.48$605.1K4.5K30
IA$133.41$1.3M9.5K54
IL$133.41$3.3M25.0K158
OH$133.38$2.2M16.2K97
LA$133.37$1.0M7.7K47
MI$133.35$1.7M13.0K77
AZ$133.35$2.7M20.4K138
PA$133.25$2.8M21.1K132
SC$133.24$1.6M12.1K73
MT$133.21$281.3K2.1K12
KS$133.12$1.2M9.2K45
NJ$133.10$2.6M19.2K116
TX$133.10$4.9M36.8K266
KY$133.04$876.5K6.6K31
IN$133.04$2.0M15.2K88
MD$132.99$2.7M20.2K98
VA$132.87$3.1M23.2K129
OK$132.82$1.2M9.2K59
CA$132.81$7.1M53.5K321
GU$132.78$21.5K1621
MN$132.77$1.4M10.8K84
MS$132.62$1.6M12.1K53
NE$132.47$1.1M8.4K54
AK$132.27$311.8K2.4K21
OR$132.17$783.4K5.9K52
GA$132.01$2.4M18.0K119
UT$131.97$618.0K4.7K26
NV$131.84$860.5K6.5K36
NY$131.77$2.8M21.3K155
HI$131.76$131.8K1.0K6
WA$131.74$1.2M9.3K82
DC$131.58$87.5K6654
VT$131.57$26.6K2022
NM$131.54$562.3K4.3K24
WV$131.34$79.7K6075
AL$129.19$1.1M8.7K50

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Luke NordquistMedical OncologyNE$237.6K1.8K$129.61
Helen ReidlerPhysician AssistantDE$149.5K1.1K$133.64
William TownsendUrologyNC$139.5K1.0K$133.64
David ChengUrologyGA$137.5K1.1K$130.08
Joy MaulikNurse PractitionerMD$137.4K1.0K$133.97
Sukumar EthirajanHematologyKS$135.4K1.0K$133.93
Paul EberUrologyTN$119.3K888$134.31
Iris KennedyNurse PractitionerAR$107.8K801$134.56
Jiakai ZhuUrologyMD$107.1K808$132.56
Felix Chi-Ming YipUrologyCA$105.7K783$135.02
David KeyUrologyOH$103.2K763$135.31
Ghasoub HarbUrologyIA$101.2K747$135.53
Melissa GiesePhysician AssistantMD$101.1K754$134.10
John ShenHematology-OncologyCA$100.8K760$132.65
Eugene KwonUrologyMN$100.6K754$133.44
John MalcolmUrologyVA$100.6K747$134.66
Jeanette ForondaPhysician AssistantPA$99.8K752$132.78
Joyce FreidlyPhysician AssistantMD$98.9K733$134.96
Gordon BrownUrologyNJ$98.7K741$133.17
Patrick DailyUrologyMS$96.5K716$134.74

🤔 Is Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT J9217 shows a 1.0x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.

Costs have decreased 21.4% since 2014. 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.