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Darbepoetin Alfa (Non-ESRD Use) Injection

Missouri 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?

$3.16

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.16 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.09 from a physician practice, and about $5.01 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$3.09$2.95 to $3.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.01$3.31 to $8.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$5$10$20$50$100facility $5professional $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
$3.47
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$9.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$10.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.72
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
$5.62

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 32nd of 51

$3.16

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.