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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 October 2026.

How much does Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa) cost?

$3.09

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 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 $3.09 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.09$3.02 to $3.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.09$3.09 to $5.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $5
$1$2$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
$3.09
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.80
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$14.45
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$7.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.80
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$8.32
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.61
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
$3.09
Typical High
$3.24
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Wyoming than in New York. 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· 12th of 51

$3.09

WY $7.94NY $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.