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Melphalan (Evomela) Injection

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS J9246

Injection, melphalan (Evomela), 1 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Evomela (melphalan) cost?

$19.50per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$18.20
At a hospital outpatient department
$33.88

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 86% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.20$16.22 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$18.20 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $18 to $49Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $16 to $23
$20$50facility $34professional $18

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
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$29.51

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 407.4 times more in Alabama than in Georgia. 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.

Washington, DC· 31st of 51

$19.50

AL $7,413GA $18.20

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.