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Mechlorethamine (Nitrogen Mustard) Injection

North Carolina rates for HCPCS J9230

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Mechlorethamine (Nitrogen Mustard) Injection cost?

$302per 10 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for each 10 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $457 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
$302
At a hospital outpatient department
$457

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 51% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$302$155 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$324 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $316 to $676Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $46 to $324
$20$50$100$200$500facility $457professional $302

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
$144.54
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
5 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
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$77.62

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 50th of 51

$302

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.