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Melphalan Injection

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS J9245

Injection, melphalan HCl, not otherwise specified, 50 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Melphalan Injection cost?

$120per 50 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for each 50 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $195 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 50 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$120
At a hospital outpatient department
$195

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 62% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$120$105 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$105 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $105 to $288Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $105 to $135
$100$200$500facility $195professional $120

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Wyoming than in Vermont. 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.

Washington, DC· 16th of 51

$120

WY $204VT $105

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.