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Melphalan Injection

Ohio 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 Ohio, 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 $251 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
$251

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 109% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 8 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 $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$166 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $120 to $347Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $120 to $186
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $251professional $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
$263.03
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$239.88
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$239.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$154.88
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$169.82

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $120 · 29th 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.