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Melphalan Injection

New York rates for HCPCS J9245

Injection, melphalan HCl, not otherwise specified, 50 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Melphalan Injection cost?

$166per 50 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for each 50 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $158 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
$166
At a hospital outpatient department
$158

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 5% less 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 9 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$166$123 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$120 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $120 to $282Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $117 to $182
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $158professional $166

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
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$208.93
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$436.52
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$100.00
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$186.21
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00

Where New York 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.

New York $166 · 1st 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.