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Epoetin Alfa (for ESRD on Dialysis) Injection

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS Q4081 · Procrit, Epogen

Injection, epoetin alfa, 100 units (for ESRD on dialysis)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Epoetin Alfa (for ESRD on Dialysis) Injection cost?

$0.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.72 from a physician practice, and about $0.72 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 5 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$0.72$0.72 to $0.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.72$0.72 to $2.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $1
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $1professional $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
$0.72
Median
$0.72
Typical High
$2.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$0.72
Typical High
$0.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$0.72
Typical High
$1.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$0.72
Typical High
$0.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.62
Median
$0.72
Typical High
$2.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$0.85
Typical High
$1.15

Where Washington, DC sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $0.72 · 46th of 51
NC $0.87NJ $0.72

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.