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Darbepoetin Alfa Injection

Utah 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 Utah, 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 $3.55 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 7 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 $3.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.55$3.55 to $9.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $145Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $4
$5$10$20$50$100facility $4professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$5.50
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.27
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$9.77
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.16
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$4.17
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
$3.02

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 4th 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.