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Melphalan, Oral

New York 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 New York, 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 $10.47 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
$10.47

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 15% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.12$9.12 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.47$9.12 to $11.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $8 to $10
$10$20$50facility $10professional $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
$7.59
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$8.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.47
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$25.70
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.30
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.47
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.47
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.77
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.47
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.47
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
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$0.87

Where New York 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.

New York· 45th 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.