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Darbepoetin Alfa Injection

Maryland 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?

$3.02

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.02 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2.95 to $3.09.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $3
$5professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 26th of 51

$3.02

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.