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Darbepoetin Alfa Injection

Colorado rates for HCPCS J0882 · Aranesp

Injection, darbepoetin alfa, 1 mcg (for ESRD on dialysis)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa) cost?

$3.09

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 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 $3.89 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 7 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 $3.09
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.89$3.02 to $6.03

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $3
$5$10facility $4professional $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
$6.17
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$7.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$20.89
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$2.45
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.24

Where Colorado sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. 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.

Colorado· 23rd of 51

$3.09

MT $3.31MN $3.02

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.