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Melphalan, Oral

Maine rates for HCPCS J8600

Melphalan, oral, 2 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Melphalan, Oral cost?

$12.02per 2 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for each 2 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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
$12.02
At a hospital outpatient department
$27.54

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 129% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.02$9.33 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$25.70 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $26 to $28Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $12
$10$20facility $28professional $12

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
$25.70
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$27.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.80

Where Maine sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. 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.

Maine· 1st of 51

$12.02

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.