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Milrinone Lactate Injection

North Carolina rates for HCPCS J2260

Injection, milrinone lactate, 5 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Milrinone Lactate Injection cost?

$2.14per 5 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.14 for each 5 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.14 from a physician practice, and about $2.19 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 5 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$2.14
At a hospital outpatient department
$2.19

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 2% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.14$1.91 to $2.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.19$2.04 to $3.63

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $9Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $2professional $2

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
$1.38
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$3.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$1.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$2.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$2.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$2.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.86
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Oklahoma than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $2.14 · 4th of 51
OK $3.09MD $1.17

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.