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Epirubicin Injection

Alaska rates for HCPCS J9178 · Ellence

Injection, epirubicin HCl, 2 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ellence (epirubicin hydrochloride) cost?

$2.51per 2 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.51 for each 2 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.45 from a physician practice, and about $3.72 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
$2.45
At a hospital outpatient department
$3.72

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 51% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$2.45$2.00 to $3.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.72$2.95 to $5.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $11Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $4
$2$5$10facility $4professional $2

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
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$1.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.40
Median
$0.74
Typical High
$0.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.56
Typical High
$0.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.37
Typical High
$0.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$11.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$3.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$1.66
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.66
Typical High
$0.66
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$0.49
Typical High
$0.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.33
Typical High
$0.33
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$5.13
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$2.75
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$5.37
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$3.63

Where Alaska 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$2.51

AK $2.51OK $1.78

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.