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Epoetin Beta (for Non-ESRD Use) Injection

Louisiana rates for HCPCS J0888

Injection, epoetin beta, 1 mcg, (for non-ESRD use)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Epoetin Beta (for Non-ESRD Use) Injection cost?

$1.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.02 from a physician practice, and about $1.58 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 4 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$1.02$1.02 to $1.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.58$1.07 to $1.58

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $1
$1.0$2.0$5.0facility $2professional $1

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
$1.05
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$2.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.10
Typical High
$2.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.55

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Delaware than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $1.07 · 38th of 51
DE $4.07DC $1.02

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.