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Melphalan Injection

North Carolina rates for HCPCS J9245

Injection, melphalan HCl, not otherwise specified, 50 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Melphalan Injection cost?

$123per 50 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for each 50 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $204 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
$204

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 70% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$91.20 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$138 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $87 to $1,738Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $91 to $1,175
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $204professional $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
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$169.82
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,238.72
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,165.95

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $123 · 15th 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.