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Melphalan, Oral

Washington rates for HCPCS J8600

Melphalan, oral, 2 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Melphalan, Oral cost?

$9.33per 2 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 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.

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.33$9.12 to $9.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.02$9.33 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $22Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $9
$10$20facility $12professional $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
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$1.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$0.93
Typical High
$0.93
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$22.39
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$30.20
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 18th of 51

$9.33

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.