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Melphalan, Oral

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS J8600

Melphalan, oral, 2 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Melphalan, Oral cost?

$10.47per 2 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for each 2 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $12.02 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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
$12.02

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 29% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 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$9.33$9.12 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.02$10.47 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $22Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $12
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $12professional $9

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
$9.33
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$100.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$100.00
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.59

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $10.47 · 5th of 51
ME $12.02NE $8.71

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.