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Melphalan, Oral

New York 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 New York, 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 $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 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
$10.47
At a hospital outpatient department
$9.33

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 11% less 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.47$9.33 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$8.71 to $13.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $22Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $15
$10$20$50facility $9professional $10

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
$8.71
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.47
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.00
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$40.74
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.02
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.47
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.22
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.96
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47

Where New York 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.

New York· 6th of 51

$10.47

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.