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Epoetin Alfa-epbx (Retacrit), for ESRD on Dialysis Injection

Delaware rates for HCPCS Q5105

Injection, epoetin alfa-epbx, biosimilar, (Retacrit) (for ESRD on dialysis), 100 units

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Retacrit (epoetin alfa-epbx) cost?

$0.79per 100 units

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.79 for each 100 units of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.79 from a physician practice, and about $1.07 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 100 units. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

units
In a doctor's office or clinic
$0.79
At a hospital outpatient department
$1.07

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 35% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.79$0.79 to $0.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.07$0.79 to $6.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $6Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $1
$1$2$5facility $1professional $1

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.40
Median
$0.40
Typical High
$0.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.16
Median
$0.16
Typical High
$0.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.12
Median
$0.12
Typical High
$0.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.79
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.63
Median
$0.83
Typical High
$0.87

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 40th of 51

$0.79

WY $1.12WV $0.79

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.