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Paricalcitol Injection

Virginia rates for HCPCS J2501 · Zemplar

Injection, paricalcitol, 1 mcg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Zemplar (paricalcitol) cost?

$0.93per mcg

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.93 for each mcg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.89 from a physician practice, and about $1.70 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

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

mcg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$0.89
At a hospital outpatient department
$1.70

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 91% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$0.89$0.89 to $1.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.70$1.32 to $2.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$0.5$1$2facility $2professional $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
$0.89
Median
$0.89
Typical High
$0.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$0.91
Typical High
$0.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$0.89
Typical High
$0.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.63
Median
$0.63
Typical High
$1.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$2.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$0.89
Typical High
$0.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$0.93
Typical High
$3.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.14
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.29
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.07

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in South Carolina than in North Dakota. 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· 45th of 51

$0.93

SC $2.09ND $0.89

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.