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

New York rates for HCPCS Q5105

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$1.12per 100 units

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.12 for each 100 units of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.12 from a physician practice, and about $1.12 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 units. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

units
In a doctor's office or clinic
$1.12
At a hospital outpatient department
$1.12

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 8 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$1.12$0.79 to $1.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.12$0.83 to $1.74

How much rates vary

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

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
$0.79
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$2.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.79
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.74
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$2.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.23
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.95
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.79
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.98
Median
$0.98
Typical High
$0.98
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$0.98
Typical High
$1.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.83
Median
$0.83
Typical High
$1.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.23
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.95
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.79

Where New York 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.

New York· 1st of 51

$1.12

NY $1.12MN $0.76

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.