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Melphalan Injection

South Dakota 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 South Dakota, 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 $123 from a physician practice, and about $132 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
$123
At a hospital outpatient department
$132

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 7% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 7 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$123$120 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$120 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $107 to $302Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $107 to $170
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $132professional $123

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
$120.23
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$5,888.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$190.55
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $123 · 9th 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.