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Difelikefalin Injection

Michigan rates for HCPCS J0879

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Difelikefalin Injection cost?

$0.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.22 from a physician practice, and about $0.43 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 $0.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.43$0.36 to $0.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.2$0.5$1$2facility $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
$0.39
Typical High
$0.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.22
Median
$0.22
Typical High
$0.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$0.50
Typical High
$1.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.22
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.24
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.87
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.33
Typical High
$0.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.46
Median
$0.46
Typical High
$0.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.26

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 16th of 51

$0.24

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.