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Melphalan Injection

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, 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 $186 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
$186

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 55% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 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$120$120 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$155 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $120 to $741Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $120 to $182
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $186professional $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
$123.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$144.54
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$125.89
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$2,041.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$645.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$288.40
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,630.27
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$4,466.84
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
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
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $123 · 12th 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.