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Melphalan, Oral

Idaho rates for HCPCS J8600

Melphalan, oral, 2 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Melphalan, Oral cost?

$9.33per 2 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for each 2 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $9.55 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
$9.33
At a hospital outpatient department
$9.55

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 2% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.33$9.12 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.55$6.92 to $11.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $20Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14
$5$10$20facility $10professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$1.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$0.95
Typical High
$0.95
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$1.91
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$0.95
Typical High
$0.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.76
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$9.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$11.22
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$27.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 27th of 51

$9.33

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.