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Darbepoetin Alfa (Non-ESRD Use) Injection

Ohio 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?

$4.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.39 from a physician practice, and about $6.61 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 8 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$3.39$3.09 to $3.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.61$4.17 to $7.76

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7
$5$10$20facility $7professional $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
$3.09
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$6.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$5.75
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$9.33
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$10.23
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.37
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$6.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.72

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 10th of 51

$4.17

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.