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Atropine Injection

South Carolina rates for HCPCS J0461

Injection, atropine sulfate, 0.01 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Atropine Injection cost?

$4.43per dose

One 0.4 mg dose, at the doctor's office rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Negotiated ratewhat insurers pay per 0.01 mg of the drug
$0.11 / 0.01 mg
Average doseacross Medicare claims, discarded units included
× 0.4 mg
One dosedrug only; giving it and the visit are billed separately
$4.43

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 0.01 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it. Prefilled with the average administration in Medicare claims, discarded units included.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$4.39
At a hospital outpatient department
$6.34

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 45% more at a hospital than at a doctor's office.

Drug cost only. Giving the drug, the visit itself and any monitoring are billed on their own codes. We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

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 the price changes

Given atPer 0.01 mgPer 0.4 mg dose
Doctor's office or clinic$0.11$4.43
Hospital outpatient department$0.16$6.40

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.1$0.2$0.5$1$2facility $0professional $0

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.11
Median
$0.12
Typical High
$0.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.12
Typical High
$0.15
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$2.09
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.11
Typical High
$0.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.12
Median
$0.19
Typical High
$0.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.11
Median
$0.11
Typical High
$0.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.13
Typical High
$1.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.11
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
JZ · No drug discarded
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 14.8 times more in Wyoming than in Rhode Island. 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.

South Carolina· 28th of 51

$0.11

WY $1.48RI $0.10

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.