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Melphalan Injection

Illinois rates for HCPCS J9245

Injection, melphalan HCl, not otherwise specified, 50 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Melphalan Injection cost?

$105per 50 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for each 50 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $209 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
$105
At a hospital outpatient department
$209

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 100% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$105$105 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$148 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $105 to $617Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $105 to $138
$100$200$500facility $209professional $105

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
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$107.15
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
$21.38
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
$10.72
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$109.65
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$977.24
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$144.54

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 35th of 51

$105

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.