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Difelikefalin Injection

Ohio 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 Ohio, 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 $0.52 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$0.23$0.23 to $0.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.52$0.49 to $0.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $2Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.2$0.5$1facility $1professional $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
$0.22
Typical High
$0.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.22
Median
$0.22
Typical High
$0.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$0.54
Typical High
$1.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.52
Median
$0.52
Typical High
$0.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.28
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.52
Median
$0.52
Typical High
$0.69
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.28
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.26
Typical High
$0.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.34
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
$0.11
Median
$0.11
Typical High
$0.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$4.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$3.02

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 32nd 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.