Brand-name prescription

Maci

autologous cultured chondrocytes

Compare your options

Maci is given by a doctor or nurse and billed by the clinic, not a pharmacy. Your care team and your insurance decide which product you get, so ask them what you’d pay.

Compare	MaciBrand name	Authorized genericWithout the Maci name	Regular genericautologous cultured chondrocytes
What pharmacies pay	Price not listed	Not sold	Not sold
Same as Maci?	The original	–	–
Ways to save	Maker’s cardas little as $0 an implantwith commercial insurance	–	–
With insurance	Your plan’s brand co-pay	–	–

No authorized generic: There isn’t one.

No regular generic: Maci is a biologic. Biologics don’t have generics, but some have biosimilars or an unbranded version from the same maker. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber whether one is sold.

Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

The maker’s savings card

Rx Maker’s savings card Vericel

MyCartilageCare Assist CoPay Program

With commercial insurance

as little as $0 an implant

No insurance

This card needs commercial insurance. The maker doesn’t list a cash price on this page.

The card pays up to $8,000 an implant.

Get it on mycartilagecare.com

In the maker’s words

“Patients who meet all eligibility criteria and are enrolled in • Y ou are enrolled in MyCartilageCare and have the MCC Assist CoPay Program may pay as little as $0 for completed the Patient Certification.”

From the maker’s offer on mycartilagecare.com, checked September 25, 2026. What you pay depends on your plan. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

Good to know

There’s no authorized generic of Maci.
“Commercial insurance” means a plan from a job, from the marketplace, or one you buy yourself. A retiree plan that’s part of Medicare counts as Medicare. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.
Most cards need a sign-up on the maker’s site, and many work only if your plan covers the drug. Then give the card’s details to the clinic’s billing office.
Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.