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Melphalan (Evomela) Injection

Iowa rates for HCPCS J9246

Injection, melphalan (Evomela), 1 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Evomela (melphalan) cost?

$21.38per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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
$20.89
At a hospital outpatient department
$21.38

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 2% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$20.89$18.62 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$21.38 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $19 to $38Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $17 to $38
$1$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $21

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.91
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.02
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$26.92
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
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
$20.42
Typical High
$22.91
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Oklahoma than in Florida. 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.

Iowa· 15th of 51

$21.38

OK $38.02FL $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.