Melphalan injection (Hepzato), per milligram at St Luke's Methodist Hospital

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Original text from hospital filings

Inj melphalan (hepzato) 1 mg

Cedar Rapids, IA

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St Luke's Methodist Hospital’s median price of $827 is 4% below the median hospital's median price ($865), higher than 39% of the 1,071 hospitals reporting HCPCS J9248. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS J9248 at St Luke's Methodist Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 17 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both	$752	$752	—	—	—	$752 – $752
2	UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both	$752	$752	—	—	—	$752 – $752
3	UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$774	$774	—	—	—	$774 – $774
4	UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$774	$774	—	—	—	$774 – $774
5	Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient	$804	$804	—	—	—	$804 – $804
6	Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient	$804	$804	—	—	—	$804 – $804
7	Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient	$804	$804	—	—	—	$804 – $804
8	Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient	$827	$827	—	—	—	$827 – $827
9	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient	$827	$827	—	—	—	$827 – $827
10	Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both	$847	$847	—	—	—	$847 – $847
11	Wellmark commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$847	$847	—	—	—	$847 – $847
12	Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both	$847	$847	—	—	—	$847 – $847
13	Wellmark hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$847	$847	—	—	—	$847 – $847
14	Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both	$847	$847	—	—	—	$847 – $847
15	Wellmark ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$847	$847	—	—	—	$847 – $847
16	Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$1.4k	$1.4k	—	—	—	$1.4k – $1.4k
17	Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$1.4k	$1.4k	—	—	—	$1.4k – $1.4k

Last updated: Jan 28, 2026

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