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Melphalan Injection

Iowa rates for HCPCS J9245

Injection, melphalan HCl, not otherwise specified, 50 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Melphalan Injection cost?

$132per 50 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for each 50 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $132 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
$132
At a hospital outpatient department
$132

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$132$117 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$132 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $120 to $240Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $105 to $240
$1$5$20$100$500facility $132professional $132

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
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$165.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$302.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
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
$128.82
Typical High
$144.54
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$23.99

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$132

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.