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Difelikefalin Injection

Illinois rates for HCPCS J0879

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Difelikefalin Injection cost?

$0.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.22 from a physician practice, and about $0.44 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$0.22$0.22 to $0.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.44$0.22 to $0.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$1$10$100facility $0professional $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
$0.22
Median
$0.42
Typical High
$0.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.22
Median
$0.22
Typical High
$0.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$0.45
Typical High
$0.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.24
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$0.46
Typical High
$0.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.24

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 45th of 51

$0.23

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.