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Difelikefalin Injection

California rates for HCPCS J0879

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Difelikefalin Injection cost?

$0.24

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.24 from a physician practice, and about $0.28 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.24$0.24 to $0.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.28$0.24 to $0.35

How much rates vary

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

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.46
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.50
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.52
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.30
Typical High
$0.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.48
Typical High
$0.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.33
Typical High
$0.65
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.63
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.12
Median
$0.12
Typical High
$0.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.05
Typical High
$0.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02

Where California sits

The same service costs 1.8 times more in Arizona than in Hawaii. 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.

California· 16th of 51

$0.24

AZ $0.39HI $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.