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Melphalan Injection

South 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 South 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 $123 from a physician practice, and about $200 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
$123
At a hospital outpatient department
$200

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 62% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$105 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$148 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $110 to $933Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $105 to $209
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $200professional $123

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$467.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$128.82
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
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$776.25

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 9th 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.