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Zidovudine Injection

North Dakota 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 negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.51 for each 10 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.51 from a physician practice, and about $1.62 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
$1.51
At a hospital outpatient department
$1.62

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 7% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.51$1.38 to $1.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.62$1.51 to $1.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $2Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$2facility $2professional $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
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.58
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.66
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.66
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$2.00
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$1.91
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$2.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.70

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 36th 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.