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Epoetin Alfa-epbx (Retacrit), for Non-ESRD Use Injection

Tennessee rates for HCPCS Q5106

Injection, epoetin alfa-epbx, biosimilar, (Retacrit) (for non-ESRD use), 1000 units

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$269per dose

One 33,900 units dose, at the doctor's office rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Negotiated ratewhat insurers pay per 1000 units of the drug
$7.94 / 1000 units
Average doseacross Medicare claims, discarded units included
× 33,900 units
One dosedrug only; giving it and the visit are billed separately
$269

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 1000 units. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it. Prefilled with the average administration in Medicare claims, discarded units included.

units
In a doctor's office or clinic
$269

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $13Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $8 to $10
$10$20facility $10professional $8

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.02
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.81

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Oklahoma than in Florida. 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.

Tennessee· 50th of 51

$7.94

OK $15.49FL $7.94

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.