How much does Duopa (carbidopa and levodopa) cost?

$245per 100 mL

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, 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 $275 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 100 mL. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

Amount givenmL

In a doctor's office or clinic: $245
At a hospital outpatient department: $275

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 12% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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	$245	$245 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$275	$275 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $98 to $275Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $245 to $417

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. 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 Global Typical Low $245.47 Median $245.47 Typical High $416.87	Professional	Global	$245.47	$245.47	$416.87
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $275.42 Median $275.42 Typical High $275.42	Facility	Global	$275.42	$275.42	$275.42
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $245.47 Median $275.42 Typical High $275.42	Facility	Global	$245.47	$275.42	$275.42
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $245.47 Median $245.47 Typical High $275.42	Professional	Global	$245.47	$245.47	$275.42
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2.45 Median $97.72 Typical High $275.42	Facility	Global	$2.45	$97.72	$275.42
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $97.72 Median $245.47 Typical High $257.04	Professional	Global	$97.72	$245.47	$257.04

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 29th of 51

$245

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.