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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 July 2026.

How much does Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa) cost?

$3.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.09 from a physician practice, and about $6.46 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 9 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$3.09$3.09 to $3.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.46$4.07 to $7.08

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7
$5$10facility $6professional $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
$6.46
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$6.92
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.31
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.47
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$6.92
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$13.18
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$5.50

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 16th of 51

$3.55

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.