go back

Melphalan Injection

Iowa rates for HCPCS J9245

Injection, melphalan HCl, not otherwise specified, 50 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Melphalan Injection cost?

$132per 50 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for each 50 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $132 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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
$123
At a hospital outpatient department
$132

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 7% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$120 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$132 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $120 to $263Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $107 to $372
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $132professional $123

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$5,888.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$831.76
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,884.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83

Where Iowa sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $132 · 4th of 51
NY $166MD $120

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.