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Darbepoetin Alfa (Non-ESRD Use) Injection

Montana 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?

$3.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.16 from a physician practice, and about $3.63 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.16$3.09 to $3.63
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.63$3.31 to $3.80

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $4
$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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.07
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.31
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.98
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$11.22
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 20th of 51

$3.31

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.