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Difelikefalin Injection

South Carolina rates for HCPCS J0879

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Difelikefalin Injection cost?

$0.27

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.27 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.25 from a physician practice, and about $0.31 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.25$0.24 to $0.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.31$0.26 to $0.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.2$0.5facility $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
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.24
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.62
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$0.46
Typical High
$0.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.25

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 4th of 51

$0.27

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.