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Darbepoetin Alfa Injection

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, 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 $5.01 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 6 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 $3.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.01$3.09 to $7.76

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7
$5$10facility $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
$6.46
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$5.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$9.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$8.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
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
$3.02
Typical High
$3.31
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 9th 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.