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Melphalan, Oral

Missouri 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 Missouri, 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 $13.18 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
$13.18

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 45% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.18$10.47 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $76Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $8 to $11
$10$20$50$100facility $13professional $9

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
$8.71
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.33
4 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$2.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$1.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.87
Median
$0.87
Typical High
$1.10

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 33rd 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.