How much does Retisert (fluocinolone acetonide) cost?

$339per 0.01 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for each 0.01 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $339
At a hospital outpatient department: $7,586

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 2139% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$339	$339 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$7,586	$339 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $339 to $10,471Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $339 to $372

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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 Global Typical Low $338.84 Median $338.84 Typical High $338.84	Facility	Global	$338.84	$338.84	$338.84
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $338.84 Median $338.84 Typical High $371.54	Professional	Global	$338.84	$338.84	$371.54
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $7,079.46 Median $8,511.38 Typical High $11,481.54	Facility	Global	$7,079.46	$8,511.38	$11,481.54
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $331.13 Median $338.84 Typical High $588.84	Facility	Global	$331.13	$338.84	$588.84
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $331.13 Median $338.84 Typical High $426.58	Professional	Global	$331.13	$338.84	$426.58
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $33.88 Median $338.84 Typical High $363.08	Facility	Global	$33.88	$338.84	$363.08
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $134.90 Median $338.84 Typical High $338.84	Professional	Global	$134.90	$338.84	$338.84

Where Alabama sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. 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.

Alabama· 46th of 51

$339

MT $407HI $316

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.