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Epirubicin Injection

Michigan rates for HCPCS J9178 · Ellence

Injection, epirubicin HCl, 2 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ellence (epirubicin hydrochloride) cost?

$1.95per 2 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.95 for each 2 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.95 from a physician practice, and about $4.37 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
$1.95
At a hospital outpatient department
$4.37

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 124% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$1.95$1.82 to $2.04
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.37$2.51 to $5.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $3
$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
$2.04
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.41
Median
$0.41
Typical High
$0.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.21
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.82
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
JW · Drug discarded
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.89
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.63
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$0.91
Typical High
$0.91
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.36
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.27
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.18
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$2.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.09

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 47th of 51

$1.95

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.