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Darbepoetin Alfa (Non-ESRD Use) Injection

Kansas rates for HCPCS J0881 · Aranesp

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa) cost?

$3.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.16 from a physician practice, and about $4.27 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$3.16$3.16 to $4.27
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.27$3.63 to $6.17

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$2$5$10facility $4professional $3

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
$3.39
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$7.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$7.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$5.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$8.13

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Oklahoma than in Massachusetts. 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.

Kansas· 18th of 51

$3.55

OK $11.22MA $3.09

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.