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Difelikefalin Injection

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, 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 $0.33 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 8 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$0.33$0.27 to $0.54

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
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.24
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.60
Typical High
$0.78
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.35
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.50
Typical High
$1.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.30
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.39
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.60
Typical High
$0.78
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.39
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.33
Typical High
$0.54
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.28
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
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 18th 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.