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Melphalan Injection

North Carolina rates for HCPCS J9245

Injection, melphalan HCl, not otherwise specified, 50 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Melphalan Injection cost?

$129per 50 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for each 50 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $186 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
$129
At a hospital outpatient department
$186

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 45% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$129 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$148 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $129 to $234Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $110 to $1,175
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $186professional $129

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
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$131.83
5 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$776.25

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 8th of 51

$129

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.