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Darbepoetin Alfa (Non-ESRD Use) Injection

Alaska rates for HCPCS J0881 · Aranesp

Injection, darbepoetin alfa, 1 mcg (non-ESRD use)

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa) cost?

$4.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.07 from a physician practice, and about $5.75 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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$4.07$3.02 to $5.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.75$3.02 to $14.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $20Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$5$10$20facility $6professional $4

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.82
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$19.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$7.59
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$20.42
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.76
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$9.12

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Oklahoma than in Alabama. 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.

Alaska· 5th of 51

$4.57

OK $10.47AL $2.95

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.