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Epoetin Alfa (for ESRD on Dialysis) Injection

Iowa 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?

$0.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.79 from a physician practice, and about $1.45 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 8 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$0.79$0.72 to $1.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.45$0.78 to $1.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $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
$0.74
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$1.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$1.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$1.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$14.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$2.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$0.85
Typical High
$1,348.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.83
Median
$0.91
Typical High
$1.20
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$2.69
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$0.78
Typical High
$0.91
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$0.72
Typical High
$0.72
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.58
Median
$0.72
Typical High
$0.72

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $0.81 · 3rd 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.