How much does Ellence (epirubicin hydrochloride) cost?

$1.78per 2 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, 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 $2.40 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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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: $2.40

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 35% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 5 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 $1.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$2.40	$2.40 to $2.40

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. 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 Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.78 Median $1.78 Typical High $1.78	Professional	Global	$1.78	$1.78	$1.78
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2.40 Median $2.40 Typical High $29.51	Facility	Global	$2.40	$2.40	$29.51
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2.00 Median $2.40 Typical High $2.40	Facility	Global	$2.00	$2.40	$2.40
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.78 Median $1.78 Typical High $2.40	Professional	Global	$1.78	$1.78	$2.40
MVP Health Care Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $2.04 Median $6.17 Typical High $25.12	Professional	Global	$2.04	$6.17	$25.12
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2.24 Median $2.24 Typical High $2.24	Facility	Global	$2.24	$2.24	$2.24
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.51 Median $2.09 Typical High $2.63	Professional	Global	$1.51	$2.09	$2.63

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 31st 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.