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Darbepoetin Alfa (Non-ESRD Use) Injection

Colorado 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?

$3.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.95 from a physician practice, and about $4.37 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.95$2.95 to $3.09
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.37$3.63 to $5.25

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $3
$2$5$10$20facility $4professional $3

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
$2.95
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$4.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$8.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.82
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$5.75
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.17
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.39

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 177.8 times more in Alabama than in Georgia. 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.

Colorado· 11th of 51

$3.72

AL $525GA $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.