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Melphalan, Oral

Illinois rates for HCPCS J8600

Melphalan, oral, 2 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Melphalan, Oral cost?

$9.12per 2 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for each 2 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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
$9.12
At a hospital outpatient department
$18.62

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 104% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$9.12$8.71 to $9.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$12.88 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $43Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $8 to $10
$5$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$1.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$1.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.87
Median
$0.87
Typical High
$0.87
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$39.81
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.47

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 41st of 51

$9.12

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.