The short answer

Escitalopram has no single cash price. Your total depends on the exact product, pharmacy, quantity, insurance, and offer. The CMS numbers below are pharmacy acquisition benchmarks—not patient prices.

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Escitalopram prices at Cost Plus Drugs

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Selected generic tablet and capsule offers from one mail-order pharmacy. These are dated pharmacy estimates, separate from CMS acquisition benchmarks. We have not compared the whole market or verified your insurance benefit.

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Cost Plus Drugs · USD · quantity means tablets or capsules, not days supplied
Exact product / quantityMedication + dispensingShippingTotal with shipping
Escitalopram Oxalate 5mgTablet · 30 tablets · Generic$5.78Medication $0.78
Dispensing $5.00
$5.25$11.03Source-reported total
Escitalopram Oxalate 5mgTablet · 60 tablets · Generic$6.55Medication $1.55
Dispensing $5.00
$5.25$11.80Subtotal + source shipping fee
Escitalopram Oxalate 5mgTablet · 90 tablets · Generic$7.33Medication $2.33
Dispensing $5.00
$5.25$12.58Subtotal + source shipping fee
Escitalopram Oxalate 10mgTablet · 30 tablets · Generic$6.25Medication $1.25
Dispensing $5.00
$5.25$11.50Source-reported total
Escitalopram Oxalate 10mgTablet · 60 tablets · Generic$7.50Medication $2.50
Dispensing $5.00
$5.25$12.75Subtotal + source shipping fee
Escitalopram Oxalate 10mgTablet · 90 tablets · Generic$8.75Medication $3.75
Dispensing $5.00
$5.25$14.00Subtotal + source shipping fee
Escitalopram Oxalate 20mgTablet · 30 tablets · Generic$6.32Medication $1.32
Dispensing $5.00
$5.25$11.57Source-reported total
Escitalopram Oxalate 20mgTablet · 60 tablets · Generic$7.65Medication $2.65
Dispensing $5.00
$5.25$12.90Subtotal + source shipping fee
Escitalopram Oxalate 20mgTablet · 90 tablets · Generic$8.97Medication $3.97
Dispensing $5.00
$5.25$14.22Subtotal + source shipping fee

Listed products were marked in stock when checked. A displayed shipping total is for one medication; do not add it repeatedly when comparing a combined order. Delivery eligibility, taxes if applicable, and the final checkout amount must be confirmed with the pharmacy.

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International price references

Canada: Ontario Drug Benefit Formulary (CAD) · United Kingdom: NHS medication reimbursement reference (per pack) (GBP) · France: France BDPM public pack prices (EUR) · Sweden: Sweden TLV pharmacy selling prices (SEK) · Denmark: Denmark Medicinpriser retail prices (DKK). Amounts retain each source’s pricing basis and currency. Individual reimbursement and product equivalence are not calculated.

Before you compare Escitalopram

Use the same strength and dosage form for every quote. Liquid quantities are measured differently from tablet quantities.

Product descriptions5
Pricing unitsEA / ML
SourceCMS NADAC

Escitalopram acquisition-cost reference

One representative NDC per description. Values retain five decimal places so low per-unit costs do not round to zero. EA = each; ML = milliliter; GM = gram. A unit is not necessarily a complete package.

Snapshot retrieved 2026-10-29. Individual record dates appear below.

Escitalopram CMS NADAC records · not retail prices
Product description / NDCNADAC per unitUnitAs of
escitalopram 10 mg tabletNDC 00904642661 · Generic$0.03911EA
escitalopram 15 mg capsuleNDC 52427079530 · Generic$5.51337EA
escitalopram 20 mg tabletNDC 00904642761 · Generic$0.06318EA
escitalopram 5 mg tabletNDC 13668013501 · Generic$0.04287EA
escitalopram oxalate 5 mg/5 mlNDC 16571076924 · Generic$0.16085ML

Original CMS dataset · Download this reference as JSON · How we select records

CMS lists the underlying NADAC data as public domain. This designation applies to the CMS data, not the accompanying RxCompare articles or site design.

Acquisition benchmark history

Observed CMS acquisition costs for pharmacies, not prices patients pay. We compare only the same NDC, description, classification, and unit. No retail savings are inferred. Archive, downloads, and history methodology.

escitalopram 10 mg tablet · $0.00000 per EA change since 2026-10-21

NDC 00904642661 · EA · 14 source dates. Missing observations are not interpolated.

2026-01-28 to 2026-10-28 · range $0.03911–$0.04247 per EA. Vertical scale fits the observed range.
Recorded acquisition benchmarks for escitalopram 10 mg tablet
Source dateFirst retrievedUSD per EASnapshot
2026-01-282026-10-19$0.04247JSON
2026-02-252026-10-19$0.04156JSON
2026-03-252026-10-19$0.04099JSON
2026-04-292026-10-19$0.04013JSON
2026-05-272026-10-19$0.03977JSON
2026-06-242026-10-19$0.03941JSON
2026-07-292026-10-19$0.03914JSON
2026-08-262026-10-19$0.03940JSON
2026-09-162026-09-22$0.03940JSON
2026-09-302026-10-19$0.03945JSON
2026-10-072026-10-07$0.03945JSON
2026-10-142026-10-15$0.03945JSON
2026-10-212026-10-22$0.03911JSON
2026-10-282026-10-29$0.03911JSON
escitalopram 15 mg capsule · $0.00000 per EA change since 2026-10-21

NDC 52427079530 · EA · 13 source dates. Missing observations are not interpolated.

2026-02-25 to 2026-10-28 · range $5.40748–$5.51337 per EA. Vertical scale fits the observed range.
Recorded acquisition benchmarks for escitalopram 15 mg capsule
Source dateFirst retrievedUSD per EASnapshot
2026-02-252026-10-19$5.41933JSON
2026-03-252026-10-19$5.42326JSON
2026-04-292026-10-19$5.42456JSON
2026-05-272026-10-19$5.42324JSON
2026-06-242026-10-19$5.41927JSON
2026-07-292026-10-19$5.41156JSON
2026-08-262026-10-19$5.40748JSON
2026-09-162026-09-22$5.40748JSON
2026-09-302026-10-19$5.45324JSON
2026-10-072026-10-07$5.45324JSON
2026-10-142026-10-15$5.45324JSON
2026-10-212026-10-22$5.51337JSON
2026-10-282026-10-29$5.51337JSON
escitalopram 20 mg tablet · $0.00000 per EA change since 2026-10-21

NDC 00904642761 · EA · 14 source dates. Missing observations are not interpolated.

2026-01-28 to 2026-10-28 · range $0.06049–$0.06389 per EA. Vertical scale fits the observed range.
Recorded acquisition benchmarks for escitalopram 20 mg tablet
Source dateFirst retrievedUSD per EASnapshot
2026-01-282026-10-19$0.06218JSON
2026-02-252026-10-19$0.06093JSON
2026-03-252026-10-19$0.06049JSON
2026-04-292026-10-19$0.06129JSON
2026-05-272026-10-19$0.06332JSON
2026-06-242026-10-19$0.06389JSON
2026-07-292026-10-19$0.06372JSON
2026-08-262026-10-19$0.06278JSON
2026-09-162026-09-22$0.06278JSON
2026-09-302026-10-19$0.06316JSON
2026-10-072026-10-07$0.06316JSON
2026-10-142026-10-15$0.06316JSON
2026-10-212026-10-22$0.06318JSON
2026-10-282026-10-29$0.06318JSON
escitalopram 5 mg tablet · $0.00000 per EA change since 2026-10-21

NDC 13668013501 · EA · 14 source dates. Missing observations are not interpolated.

2026-01-28 to 2026-10-28 · range $0.04116–$0.04287 per EA. Vertical scale fits the observed range.
Recorded acquisition benchmarks for escitalopram 5 mg tablet
Source dateFirst retrievedUSD per EASnapshot
2026-01-282026-10-19$0.04279JSON
2026-02-252026-10-19$0.04176JSON
2026-03-252026-10-19$0.04116JSON
2026-04-292026-10-19$0.04127JSON
2026-05-272026-10-19$0.04188JSON
2026-06-242026-10-19$0.04215JSON
2026-07-292026-10-19$0.04234JSON
2026-08-262026-10-19$0.04192JSON
2026-09-162026-09-22$0.04192JSON
2026-09-302026-10-19$0.04157JSON
2026-10-072026-10-07$0.04157JSON
2026-10-142026-10-15$0.04157JSON
2026-10-212026-10-22$0.04287JSON
2026-10-282026-10-29$0.04287JSON
escitalopram oxalate 5 mg/5 ml · $0.00000 per ML change since 2026-10-21

NDC 16571076924 · ML · 14 source dates. Missing observations are not interpolated.

2026-01-28 to 2026-10-28 · range $0.11895–$0.19084 per ML. Vertical scale fits the observed range.
Recorded acquisition benchmarks for escitalopram oxalate 5 mg/5 ml
Source dateFirst retrievedUSD per MLSnapshot
2026-01-282026-10-19$0.19084JSON
2026-02-252026-10-19$0.17760JSON
2026-03-252026-10-19$0.13930JSON
2026-04-292026-10-19$0.14071JSON
2026-05-272026-10-19$0.15536JSON
2026-06-242026-10-19$0.15998JSON
2026-07-292026-10-19$0.13924JSON
2026-08-262026-10-19$0.11895JSON
2026-09-162026-09-22$0.11895JSON
2026-09-302026-10-19$0.14255JSON
2026-10-072026-10-07$0.14255JSON
2026-10-142026-10-15$0.14255JSON
2026-10-212026-10-22$0.16085JSON
2026-10-282026-10-29$0.16085JSON

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A question to bring to the counter

“Could you check the cash total and my insurance cost for my prescribed Escitalopram, with the same strength, form, and quantity? Are there any extra fees, and is this the final price for this fill?”

Common questions

How much does Escitalopram cost without insurance?

RxCompare does not have a live retail quote for Escitalopram. Request the cash total for your prescribed strength, form, and quantity from a pharmacy. The table on this page is an acquisition-cost reference, not an amount you can expect to pay.

Can I compare different Escitalopram strengths?

Use the exact prescribed product for a fair price comparison. Do not change strength, form, or release type based on a benchmark; ask your clinician or pharmacist about medication changes.

Why is my pharmacy quote different from this table?

The table reports a dated national acquisition benchmark for one representative NDC per description. Your pharmacy may stock another package or manufacturer, and retail pricing includes more than acquisition cost.

Sources & further reading

Source links checked 2026-09-22. Cost information only; this content has not been clinically reviewed.