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Fluocinolone Acetonide (Retisert) Injection

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS J7311

Injection, fluocinolone acetonide, intravitreal implant (Retisert), 0.01 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Retisert (fluocinolone acetonide) cost?

$339per 0.01 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, 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 $759 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 0.01 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$339
At a hospital outpatient department
$759

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 124% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$339 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$339 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,288Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $339 to $501
$500$1Kfacility $759professional $339

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$426.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 31st 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.