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Darbepoetin Alfa Injection

Iowa 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?

$3.16

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.16 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.16 from a physician practice, and about $5.37 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$3.16$3.09 to $7.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.37$3.09 to $7.76

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$5$20$100$500facility $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
$3.09
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.98
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$17.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$7.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$1,659.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.79
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$8.32
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.31
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$3.16

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.