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Milrinone Lactate Injection

Iowa rates for HCPCS J2260

Injection, milrinone lactate, 5 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Milrinone Lactate Injection cost?

$1.41per 5 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.41 for each 5 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.41 from a physician practice, and about $1.17 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 5 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$1.41
At a hospital outpatient department
$1.17

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 17% less 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.41$1.17 to $1.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.17$1.17 to $2.40

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$1$2$5facility $1professional $1

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
$1.17
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.59
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.48
Typical High
$0.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.12
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$2.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.55
Median
$0.89
Typical High
$1.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.22
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.17
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.11
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$2.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$5.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$3.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$4.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$2.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$1.26
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$1.17

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Delaware. 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.

Iowa· 11th of 51

$1.41

OK $3.31DE $1.10

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.