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Papaverine Injection

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS J2440

Injection, papaverine HCl, up to 60 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Papaverine Injection cost?

$38.02per 60 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for each 60 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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
$38.02
At a hospital outpatient department
$44.67

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 17% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$38.02$38.02 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$37.15 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $35 to $145Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $37 to $42
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $45professional $38

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
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$44.67
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.54
Median
$0.54
Typical High
$0.54
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$114.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$58.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$0.72
Typical High
$1.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$51.29

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 26th of 51

$38.02

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.