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Papaverine Injection

Ohio rates for HCPCS J2440

Injection, papaverine HCl, up to 60 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Papaverine Injection cost?

$36.31per 60 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for each 60 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.31 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 60 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$3.31
At a hospital outpatient department
$83.18

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 2412% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.31$1.29 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$72.44 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $41 to $126Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $1 to $55
$1$5$20$100facility $83professional $3

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
$36.31
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$38.90
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$109.65
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.92
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$56.23
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
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$7.41

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 20.4 times more in Arizona than in Hawaii. 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.

Ohio· 43rd of 51

$36.31

AZ $60.26HI $2.95

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.