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Darbepoetin Alfa (Non-ESRD Use) Injection

North Carolina 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?

$3.24

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.09 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 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$3.09 to $3.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.37$3.31 to $5.37

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7
$5$10facility $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
$3.09
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$8.32
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.31
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$9.33
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$4.79

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 22nd of 51

$3.24

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.