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Darbepoetin Alfa (Non-ESRD Use) Injection

North Dakota 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?

$3.09

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.09 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.09 from a physician practice, and about $3.16 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$2.69 to $3.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.16$2.95 to $3.16

How much rates vary

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

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.24
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.24
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.16
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.48
Median
$0.54
Typical High
$0.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.72
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$5.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.80

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 43rd of 51

$3.09

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.