How much does Ellence (epirubicin hydrochloride) cost?

$1.78per 2 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.78 for each 2 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.78 from a physician practice, and about $2.14 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.

Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $1.78
At a hospital outpatient department: $2.14

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 20% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$1.78	$1.78 to $1.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$2.14	$2.14 to $2.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $2Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $2

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2.14 Median $2.14 Typical High $2.24	Facility	Global	$2.14	$2.14	$2.24
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.78 Median $1.78 Typical High $2.24	Professional	Global	$1.78	$1.78	$2.24
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2.14 Median $2.14 Typical High $2.14	Facility	Global	$2.14	$2.14	$2.14
BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $2.14 Median $2.14 Typical High $2.14	Professional	Global	$2.14	$2.14	$2.14
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1.78 Median $2.40 Typical High $3.63	Facility	Global	$1.78	$2.40	$3.63
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.78 Median $1.78 Typical High $1.91	Professional	Global	$1.78	$1.78	$1.91
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.70 Median $1.95 Typical High $2.45	Professional	Global	$1.70	$1.95	$2.45

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 23rd of 51

$1.78

NC $2.04NY $1.74

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.