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Interferon Beta-1a Injection

South Carolina rates for HCPCS J1826

Injection, interferon beta-1a, 30 mcg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Interferon Beta-1a Injection cost?

$2,239per 30 mcg

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for each 30 mcg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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
$2,239
At a hospital outpatient department
$3,890

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 74% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 6 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$2,239$1,995 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$2,239 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $9,120Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $3,090
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $2,239

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
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,884.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 35th of 51

$2,239

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.