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Difelikefalin Injection

Colorado rates for HCPCS J0879

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Difelikefalin Injection cost?

$0.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.24 from a physician practice, and about $0.38 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.24$0.23 to $0.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.38$0.30 to $0.44

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
$0.22
Median
$0.44
Typical High
$0.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.22
Median
$0.22
Typical High
$0.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.26
Median
$0.39
Typical High
$0.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.24
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.22
Median
$0.22
Typical High
$0.31
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$0.25
Typical High
$0.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.23
2 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
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.07

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 3rd of 51

$0.28

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.