How much does Retrovir (zidovudine) cost?

$1.51per 10 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, 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 $1.51 from a hospital or other facility.

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

Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $1.51
At a hospital outpatient department: $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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

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 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	$1.51	$1.51 to $1.58
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$1.51	$1.51 to $1.58

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1.58 Median $1.58 Typical High $1.58	Professional	None	$1.58	$1.58	$1.58
BCBS Rhode Island Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1.48 Median $1.51 Typical High $1.58	Facility	None	$1.48	$1.51	$1.58
BCBS Rhode Island Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1.51 Median $1.51 Typical High $1.51	Professional	None	$1.51	$1.51	$1.51
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1.51 Median $1.95 Typical High $3.09	Facility	None	$1.51	$1.95	$3.09
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1.51 Median $1.51 Typical High $1.51	Professional	None	$1.51	$1.51	$1.51
United Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1.51 Median $1.51 Typical High $1.51	Facility	None	$1.51	$1.51	$1.51
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1.51 Median $1.51 Typical High $1.51	Professional	None	$1.51	$1.51	$1.51

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 43rd 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.