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Darbepoetin Alfa (Non-ESRD Use) Injection

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.09 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.95 from a physician practice, and about $3.39 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.95$2.95 to $3.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.39$2.95 to $4.68

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $4
$5$10facility $3professional $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
$4.57
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.63
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.80
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.82
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.25
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.98
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$7.94
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.24
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.63
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.63
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
$3.31
Typical High
$5.62

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 33rd 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.