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Interferon Beta-1a Injection

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS J1826

Injection, interferon beta-1a, 30 mcg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Interferon Beta-1a Injection cost?

$2,291per 30 mcg

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for each 30 mcg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,291 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 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 30 mcg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mcg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$2,291
At a hospital outpatient department
$3,548

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 55% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 5 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$2,291$2,291 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$2,754 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $6,761Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $2,291
$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $2,291

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
$2,290.87
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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· 27th of 51

$2,291

CO $3,802MT $1,000

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.