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Epirubicin Injection

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $2.88 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
$2.88

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 45% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.00$2.00 to $2.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.88$2.09 to $4.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $2
$2$5facility $3professional $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
$2.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$1.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$1.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$1.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.63
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.63
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.00
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
$1.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.40
Median
$0.40
Typical High
$0.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.30
Typical High
$0.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.21

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 37th 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.