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Melphalan Injection

Illinois rates for HCPCS J9245

Injection, melphalan HCl, not otherwise specified, 50 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Melphalan Injection cost?

$120per 50 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 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 $209 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
$120
At a hospital outpatient department
$209

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 74% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$120$120 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$120 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $120 to $2,818Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $98 to $214
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $209professional $120

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
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $120 · 34th 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.