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Zidovudine Injection

Maryland rates for HCPCS J3485 · Retrovir

Injection, zidovudine, 10 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Retrovir (zidovudine) cost?

$1.51per 10 mg

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.51 for each 10 mg of this drug. Most negotiated rates run $1.51 to $1.51.

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
$1.51

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $2
$2professional $2

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.74
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 33rd of 51

$1.51

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.