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Zidovudine Injection

Oregon rates for HCPCS J3485 · Retrovir

Injection, zidovudine, 10 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Retrovir (zidovudine) cost?

$1.58per 10 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.58 for each 10 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.51 from a physician practice, and about $1.91 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
$1.91

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 26% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.51$1.51 to $1.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.91$1.51 to $2.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $3Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $2
$2$5facility $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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$3.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.37
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$2.04
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.95
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$3.16
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$3.24
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 15th of 51

$1.58

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.