How much does Retrovir (zidovudine) cost?

$1.78per 10 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.78 for each 10 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.51 from a physician practice, and about $1.78 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.

Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $1.51
At a hospital outpatient department: $1.78

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 17% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 5 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 $1.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$1.78	$1.78 to $2.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 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 Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1.78 Median $1.78 Typical High $1.78	Facility	None	$1.78	$1.78	$1.78
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1.78 Median $1.78 Typical High $1.78	Professional	None	$1.78	$1.78	$1.78
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1.78 Median $2.00 Typical High $2.29	Facility	None	$1.78	$2.00	$2.29
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1.51 Median $1.51 Typical High $1.51	Professional	None	$1.51	$1.51	$1.51
Select Health Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1.62 Median $1.62 Typical High $1.62	Facility	None	$1.62	$1.62	$1.62
U of Utah Health Plan Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1.35 Median $1.51 Typical High $1.82	Professional	None	$1.35	$1.51	$1.82
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 Utah 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.

Utah· 9th of 51

$1.78

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.