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Levorphanol Injection

California rates for HCPCS J1960

Injection, levorphanol tartrate, up to 2 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Levorphanol Injection cost?

$1.02per 2 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.02 for each 2 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.50 from a physician practice, and about $3.80 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 2 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$0.50
At a hospital outpatient department
$3.80

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 659% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$0.50$0.37 to $3.63
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.80$0.79 to $4.27

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $0 to $4Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $5
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $4professional $1

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
$0.37
Median
$0.87
Typical High
$2.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.37
Typical High
$0.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$5.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$7.59
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.39
Median
$0.52
Typical High
$6.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.83
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$9.77

Where California sits

The same service costs 100.0 times more in Minnesota than in Colorado. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $1.02 · 12th of 51
MN $36.31CO $0.36

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.