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Paricalcitol Injection

Washington rates for HCPCS J2501 · Zemplar

Injection, paricalcitol, 1 mcg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Zemplar (paricalcitol) cost?

$1.02per mcg

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.02 for each mcg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.02 from a physician practice, and about $1.07 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
$1.02
At a hospital outpatient department
$1.07

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 5% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$1.02$0.95 to $1.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.07$0.89 to $1.45

How much rates vary

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

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$0.89
Typical High
$0.89
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$0.89
Typical High
$0.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$0.89
Typical High
$0.89
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.95
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.45
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.45
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$0.89
Typical High
$0.89
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$0.89
Typical High
$0.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.02
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.98
Median
$0.98
Typical High
$1.17
2 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
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.10

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 25th of 51

$1.02

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.