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Levocarnitine Injection

North Carolina rates for HCPCS J1955

Injection, levocarnitine, per 1 g

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Levocarnitine Injection cost?

$176per dose

One 5.2 g dose, at the doctor's office rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Negotiated ratewhat insurers pay per g of the drug
$33.88 / g
Average doseacross Medicare claims, discarded units included
× 5.2 g
One dosedrug only; giving it and the visit are billed separately
$176

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per g. 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.

g
In a doctor's office or clinic
$176
At a hospital outpatient department
$189

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 7% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 gPer 5.2 g dose
Doctor's office or clinic$33.88$176
Hospital outpatient department$36.31$188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $15 to $47Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $23 to $47
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $36professional $34

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
$15.49
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$32.36
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Delaware than in Massachusetts. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $33.88 · 8th of 51
DE $89.13MA $22.91

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.