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Levorphanol Injection

California rates for HCPCS J1960

Injection, levorphanol tartrate, up to 2 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Levorphanol Injection cost?

$3.63per 2 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.63 for each 2 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.63 from a physician practice, and about $3.63 from a hospital or other facility.

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
$3.63
At a hospital outpatient department
$3.63

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.63$3.63 to $4.27
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.63$0.37 to $4.17

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $0 to $7Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $0 to $8
$0.02$0.1$0.5$2$10facility $4professional $4

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
$0.37
Median
$0.37
Typical High
$0.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.37
Typical High
$0.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$7.59
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.52
Typical High
$6.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$10.96
4 more rates 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.19
Typical High
$0.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.07
Typical High
$0.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.06
Typical High
$0.06
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.04

Where California sits

The same service costs 14.1 times more in Wisconsin than in New York. 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.

California· 25th of 51

$3.63

WI $4.79NY $0.34

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.