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Levetiracetam Injection

New York rates for HCPCS J1953 · Keppra

Injection, levetiracetam, 10 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Levetiracetam Injection cost?

$0.05per 10 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.05 for each 10 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.03 from a physician practice, and about $0.10 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 10 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$0.03
At a hospital outpatient department
$0.10

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 231% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.03$0.03 to $0.04
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.10$0.04 to $0.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.02$0.05$0.1$0.2$0.5$1$2facility $0professional $0

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.11
Typical High
$0.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.12
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.08
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.04
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.04
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.45
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.13
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.06
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.43
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.05
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.27

Where New York sits

The same service costs 25.1 times more in Florida than in Vermont. 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.

New York· 35th of 51

$0.05

FL $0.76VT $0.03

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.