How much does Zemplar (paricalcitol) cost?

$0.98per mcg

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.98 for each mcg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.02 from a physician practice, and about $0.98 from a hospital or other facility.

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Amount givenmcg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $1.02
At a hospital outpatient department: $0.98

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 5% less 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$1.02	$0.98 to $1.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$0.98	$0.98 to $0.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $1Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1.07 Median $1.07 Typical High $1.07	Facility	None	$1.07	$1.07	$1.07
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.89 Median $1.07 Typical High $1.07	Professional	None	$0.89	$1.07	$1.07
BCBS Arkansas Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $0.98 Median $0.98 Typical High $0.98	Facility	None	$0.98	$0.98	$0.98
BCBS Arkansas Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.98 Median $0.98 Typical High $0.98	Professional	None	$0.98	$0.98	$0.98
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1.10 Median $1.23 Typical High $1.70	Facility	None	$1.10	$1.23	$1.70
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.89 Median $0.89 Typical High $0.89	Professional	None	$0.89	$0.89	$0.89
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1.02 Median $1.02 Typical High $2.88	Professional	None	$1.02	$1.02	$2.88

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 41st of 51

$0.98

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.