Orencia

Generic name: abatacept

Used for: Rheumatoid arthritis · Psoriatic arthritis · Juvenile arthritis · Preventing graft-vs-host disease after a stem cell transplant · 3 more

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Lowest posted price

$3,660 for 4 syringes

Orencia from Bristol Myers Squibb, without insurance.

  1. Sign up for BMS Patient Connect self-pay. Or call 1-800-673-6242.Sign up on bmspatientconnect.com 

Free from the maker, if you qualify Bristol Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation (BMSPAF). Or call 1-800-736-0003.

See if you qualify 

Orencia 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.

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameOrencia
Authorized genericabatacept
Regular genericabatacept
What you’d pay
Cash price$3,660for 4 syringes from the maker
Not soldThere isn’t one
Not soldNone sold yet
Same as Orencia?
The original
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Brand nameThe maker’s card

ORENCIA Co-Pay Assistance Program (ORENCIA On Call)

Savings card from Bristol Myers Squibb

No insurance $3,660 for 4 syringes, from BMS Patient Connect self-pay
Insurance · as little as $5 a month

Sign up on bmspatientconnect.com 

Or call 1-800-673-6242.

In the maker’s words

“Eligible, commercially insured patients may pay as little as $5 a month for ORENCIA subcutaneous.”

“Subcutaneous Injection: 125 mg/mL (4 syringes, 1 mL each) $3,660…”

From the maker’s offer on bmspatientconnect.com, checked November 2, 2026. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

Maker’s card or discount card?

A discount card like GoodRx lowers the pharmacy’s cash price, but for a brand-name drug that price often stays high. Compare it with the maker’s price above. You can usually use one or the other on a fill, not both.

Brand nameTrumpRx.gov price

TrumpRx.gov, the federal government’s drug price site, lists Orencia at a price its maker agreed to, for people paying without insurance.

  • TrumpRx.gov $3,660ClickJect Auto-Injector, 125 mg/mLTrumpRx sends you to BMS Patient Connect, Bristol Myers Squibb’s own program, to order it.

From TrumpRx.gov, read October 28, 2026. Its page opens on this price; other strengths and amounts are priced there too. With insurance, check your co-pay first: it may be lower.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Orencia itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. For now Orencia is the only choice; its maker’s savings card can lower what you pay.

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Regular genericNot sold

Orencia 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. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, the maker’s savings card is the way to pay less.

See the brand name →

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

ORENCIA is a selective T cell costimulation modulator indicated for:

  • the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
  • the treatment of patients 2 years of age and older with moderately to severely active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA).
  • the treatment of patients 2 years of age and older with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA).
  • the prophylaxis of acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD), in combination with a calcineurin inhibitor and methotrexate, in adults and pediatric patients 2 years of age and older undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) from a matched or 1 allele-mismatched unrelated donor.

Limitations of Use:

Concomitant use of ORENCIA with other immunosuppressives [e.g., biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDS), Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors] is not recommended.

Source: the FDA label for Orencia (E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.), November 13, 2025. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/orencia/