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Melphalan, Oral

Alaska rates for HCPCS J8600

Melphalan, oral, 2 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Melphalan, Oral cost?

$13.80per 2 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for each 2 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 2 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$13.80
At a hospital outpatient department
$17.38

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 26% more at a hospital than at a doctor's office.

Drug cost only. Giving the drug, the visit itself and any monitoring are billed on their own codes. We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.80$9.33 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$14.79 to $21.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $15 to $52Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $16
$10$20$50facility $17professional $14

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.87
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$1.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$52.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.85
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.24
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$1.48
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.99
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$18.62

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 1.8 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$13.80

AK $13.80MT $7.59

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.