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Melphalan Injection

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, 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 $107 from a physician practice, and about $191 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
$107
At a hospital outpatient department
$191

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 78% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$107$91.20 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$120 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $115 to $331Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $87 to $166
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $191professional $107

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
$120.23
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$331.13
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$181.97

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $120 · 48th 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.