How much does Duopa (carbidopa and levodopa) cost?

$245per 100 mL

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for each 100 mL of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $288 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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In a doctor's office or clinic: $245
At a hospital outpatient department: $288

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

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 62 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	$245	$245 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$288	$245 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $245 to $676Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $234 to $295

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 $245.47 Median $371.54 Typical High $676.08	Facility	Global	$245.47	$371.54	$676.08
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $245.47 Median $245.47 Typical High $295.12	Professional	Global	$245.47	$245.47	$295.12
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $257.04 Median $323.59 Typical High $676.08	Facility	Global	$257.04	$323.59	$676.08
BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $245.47 Median $245.47 Typical High $309.03	Professional	Global	$245.47	$245.47	$309.03
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $245.47 Median $363.08 Typical High $741.31	Facility	Global	$245.47	$363.08	$741.31
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $245.47 Median $245.47 Typical High $316.23	Professional	Global	$245.47	$245.47	$316.23
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $245.47 Median $245.47 Typical High $245.47	Facility	Global	$245.47	$245.47	$245.47
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $97.72 Median $245.47 Typical High $269.15	Professional	Global	$97.72	$245.47	$269.15

What it costs in each state

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.

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AZ $269NC $240

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.

Carbidopa and Levodopa Enteral Suspension