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Difelikefalin Injection

Arizona rates for HCPCS J0879

Injection, difelikefalin, 0.1 mcg, (for ESRD on dialysis)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Difelikefalin Injection cost?

$0.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.23 from a physician practice, and about $0.52 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.23$0.23 to $0.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.52$0.42 to $0.93

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.2$0.5$1facility $1professional $0

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$0.49
Typical High
$0.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.85
Typical High
$1.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.22
Median
$0.45
Typical High
$1.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$0.42
Typical High
$0.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$0.33
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.37
Typical High
$0.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.23

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Colorado than in Nebraska. 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.

Arizona· 5th of 51

$0.28

CO $0.38NE $0.22

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.