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

Oregon 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?

$0.79per 100 units

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 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 $0.83 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
$0.79
At a hospital outpatient department
$0.83

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 5% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 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$0.79$0.79 to $0.87
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.83$0.76 to $1.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $1
$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $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
$1.58
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$1.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$1.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.78
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$0.83
Typical High
$1.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.93
Typical High
$1.23
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$1.58
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$1.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.93
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.45
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$0.95

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 46th of 51

$0.79

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.