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Difelikefalin Injection

Illinois 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 Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.23 from a physician practice, and about $0.49 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.23$0.22 to $0.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.49$0.36 to $1.45

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $4Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.2$0.5$1$2$5$10facility $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
$0.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.22
Median
$0.22
Typical High
$0.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.11
Median
$0.11
Typical High
$0.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.04
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
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.32
Median
$0.48
Typical High
$0.58
Cigna
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
$0.24

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 28th 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.