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Zidovudine Injection

Alaska rates for HCPCS J3485 · Retrovir

Injection, zidovudine, 10 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Retrovir (zidovudine) cost?

$2.45per 10 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.45 for each 10 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.62 from a physician practice, and about $2.82 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 10 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$1.62
At a hospital outpatient department
$2.82

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 74% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.62$1.51 to $2.82
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.82$1.51 to $3.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $10Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $4
$2$5$10facility $3professional $2

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
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$9.77
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$4.90
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$3.89
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$4.17

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Arizona than in North Carolina. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$2.45

AZ $2.57NC $1.51

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.