Guest guest Posted July 26, 2001 Report Share Posted July 26, 2001 GEEZ......I'll ask how much I'm getting when I go the end of August. Thanks for writing! nanc CTNATIVE@... wrote: > I found the cost of 1000 mg Remicade to be close to $10,000 however, > this was > before Blue Cross/Shield applied their contractual amount to the > bill. The > doc ended up getting around $6500. for that dosage. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 Abbott has set the wholesale price of Humira at $13,500 for a year's treatment, the same as Enbrel. Remicade costs upwards of $13, 940 a year to administer. http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:mMkDPXbmoIoJ:www.therubins.com/illness/ rheumart2.htm+remicade+cost & hl=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2004 Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 a and all- I wonder what the variables are in " upward of... " - LOL. I have Remicade administered every 8 weeks in a hospital outpatient infusion unit used I think primarily for oncology/chemotherapy. I reviewed my Blue Cross statements awhile back - I believe the hospital bills my insurance for approximately 6000 of which BC pays 4500 - the balance the hospital has written off. My calculations put the cost then between $25,000-36,000 a year (many people's whole income). The figure quoted might be the cost for drug alone. I haven't really paid much attention to the breakdown in figures. I must admit the first time I reviewed it I found it overwhelming. I pay for part of my medical insurance at work and have chosen to pay higher premiums for a higher level of insurance because of this. I have never been billed for it.It is one of the few areas in which I don't have a co-pay. My doctor also administers it to some patients in her own office- I am not sure what the difference in cost is. I receive Remicade in a hospital setting, I think, because of other medical issues -I prefer it that way- although the decision of where it would be administered was apparently my doctor's and/or insurance company. I feel safer in the hospital setting, the staff are competent and kind and seeing others in far more dire circumstances than mine helps put this disease in perspective. I hate the IV, my veins are small and superficial, but after it is in my place- it is a guilt free two hours with my feet up - reading, listening to music, drinking diet Vernors etc.. For that alone I am sometimes grateful for infusion versus injection. The drug is not a miracle drug for me but it has helped tremendously with movement in hands and wrists and fingers. If only it worked as well for feet and ankles. Hope that clarifies cost in a practical way for someone considering the drug. I am told that Remicade is prescribed for those of us with severe to moderate disease that hasn't been modified by mtx alone. I am cynical enough to think that insurance coverage pays some part in that decision. Hugs, -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: a54 <a54@...> > > Abbott has set the wholesale price of Humira at $13,500 for a year's > treatment, the same as Enbrel. Remicade costs upwards of $13, 940 a year to > administer. > > > http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:mMkDPXbmoIoJ:www.therubins.com/illness/ > rheumart2.htm+remicade+cost & hl=en > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2004 Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 a and all- I wonder what the variables are in " upward of... " - LOL. I have Remicade administered every 8 weeks in a hospital outpatient infusion unit used I think primarily for oncology/chemotherapy. I reviewed my Blue Cross statements awhile back - I believe the hospital bills my insurance for approximately 6000 of which BC pays 4500 - the balance the hospital has written off. My calculations put the cost then between $25,000-36,000 a year (many people's whole income). The figure quoted might be the cost for drug alone. I haven't really paid much attention to the breakdown in figures. I must admit the first time I reviewed it I found it overwhelming. I pay for part of my medical insurance at work and have chosen to pay higher premiums for a higher level of insurance because of this. I have never been billed for it.It is one of the few areas in which I don't have a co-pay. My doctor also administers it to some patients in her own office- I am not sure what the difference in cost is. I receive Remicade in a hospital setting, I think, because of other medical issues -I prefer it that way- although the decision of where it would be administered was apparently my doctor's and/or insurance company. I feel safer in the hospital setting, the staff are competent and kind and seeing others in far more dire circumstances than mine helps put this disease in perspective. I hate the IV, my veins are small and superficial, but after it is in my place- it is a guilt free two hours with my feet up - reading, listening to music, drinking diet Vernors etc.. For that alone I am sometimes grateful for infusion versus injection. The drug is not a miracle drug for me but it has helped tremendously with movement in hands and wrists and fingers. If only it worked as well for feet and ankles. Hope that clarifies cost in a practical way for someone considering the drug. I am told that Remicade is prescribed for those of us with severe to moderate disease that hasn't been modified by mtx alone. I am cynical enough to think that insurance coverage pays some part in that decision. Hugs, -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: a54 <a54@...> > > Abbott has set the wholesale price of Humira at $13,500 for a year's > treatment, the same as Enbrel. Remicade costs upwards of $13, 940 a year to > administer. > > > http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:mMkDPXbmoIoJ:www.therubins.com/illness/ > rheumart2.htm+remicade+cost & hl=en > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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