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Darbepoetin Alfa Injection

Connecticut 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 Connecticut, 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 $4.90 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 5 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 $3.16
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.90$3.80 to $8.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $3
$5$10$20$50$100facility $5professional $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
$3.47
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.63

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 26th 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.