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Dopamine Injection

Virginia rates for HCPCS J1265

Injection, dopamine HCl, 40 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Dopamine Injection cost?

$1.00per 40 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.00 for each 40 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.00 from a physician practice, and about $1.32 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 40 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$1.00
At a hospital outpatient department
$1.32

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 32% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.00$0.79 to $1.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.32$0.79 to $1.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $1
$0.5$1$2facility $1professional $1

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.62
Median
$0.62
Typical High
$0.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$2.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$1.38
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.66
Median
$0.78
Typical High
$1.32
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.66
Median
$0.78
Typical High
$1.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.79

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 1.5 times more in Alaska than in Iowa. 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.

Virginia· 24th of 51

$1.00

AK $1.23IA $0.79

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.