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Melphalan (Evomela) Injection

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS J9246

Injection, melphalan (Evomela), 1 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Evomela (melphalan) cost?

$18.20per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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
$20.89

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 15% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$18.20$18.20 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$18.20 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $18 to $66Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $18 to $25
$20$50facility $21professional $18

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
$18.20
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$2.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.82
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.44
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$48.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$2.75
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.82
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$21.88
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.62
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
$20.89
Typical High
$34.67

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 49th of 51

$18.20

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.