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Epirubicin Injection

Georgia rates for HCPCS J9178 · Ellence

Injection, epirubicin HCl, 2 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ellence (epirubicin hydrochloride) cost?

$2.00per 2 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.00 for each 2 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.00 from a physician practice, and about $3.63 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
$2.00
At a hospital outpatient department
$3.63

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 82% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.00$1.86 to $2.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.63$2.24 to $5.37

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $2
$1$2$5$10facility $4professional $2

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
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.04
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$5.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$9.12
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.57
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
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.40
Median
$0.40
Typical High
$0.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.30
Typical High
$0.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.20

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 32nd of 51

$2.00

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.