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Lorazepam Injection

Virginia rates for HCPCS J2060 · Ativan

Injection, lorazepam, 2 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Lorazepam Injection cost?

$2.36per dose

One 2.1 mg dose, at the doctor's office rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Negotiated ratewhat insurers pay per 2 mg of the drug
$2.29 / 2 mg
Average doseacross Medicare claims, discarded units included
× 2.1 mg
One dosedrug only; giving it and the visit are billed separately
$2.36

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. Prefilled with the average administration in Medicare claims, discarded units included.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$2.41
At a hospital outpatient department
$2.52

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 5% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Where the price changes

Given atPer 2 mgPer 2.1 mg dose
Doctor's office or clinic$2.29$2.36
Hospital outpatient department$2.40$2.47

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $5Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $2
$1$2$5facility $2professional $2

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
$1.15
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$3.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.16
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$1.70
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$3.02
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$3.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$2.14
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
$1.15
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$1.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.46
Median
$0.47
Typical High
$0.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.24

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Oklahoma. 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· 17th of 51

$2.29

AK $4.27OK $1.12

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.