Table 5 – Other Frequently Billed Drug Price Changes 

 

 

 Hosp

Hosp

%

 Phys 

 Phys 

%

Drug

HCPCS

2003

2004

Diff

2003

2004

Diff

Immunoglobulin

J1563

 43.46

  37.95

-13%

85.50

52.00

-39%

Ondansetron

J2405

-

-

 

6.09

5.58

-8%

Pamidronate

J2430

170.29

 128.74

-24%

275.50

237.88

-14%

Carboplatin

J9045

77.82

 137.79

77%

148.75

126.83

-15%

Docetaxel

J9170

 203.14

 331.53

63%

357.91

301.40

-16%

Gemcitabine

J9201

67.71

 112.09

66%

121.01

101.90

-16%

Irinotecan

J9206

91.46

 135.00

48%

145.74

 122.73

-16%

Paclitaxel

J9265

120.77

 79.04

-35%

164.08

139.90

-15%

Rituximab

J9310

286.52

 464.20

62%

501.13

427.28

-15%

Topotecan

J9350

402.24

739.80

84%

798.65

706.17

-12%

Epoetin Alpha

Q0136

9.10

 11.76

29%

12.69

11.62

-8%

Aranesp 1mcg

Q0137

2.37

3.88

64%

-

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