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Mechlorethamine (Nitrogen Mustard) Injection

Illinois rates for HCPCS J9230

Injection, mechlorethamine HCl, (nitrogen mustard), 10 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Mechlorethamine (Nitrogen Mustard) Injection cost?

$324per 10 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for each 10 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $589 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 10 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$324
At a hospital outpatient department
$589

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$324$295 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$417 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,259Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $295 to $347
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $589professional $324

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
$120.23
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$331.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$239.88
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$354.81

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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.

Illinois· 23rd of 51

$324

AK $468MT $204

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.