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Interferon Beta-1b Injection

California rates for HCPCS J1830

Injection interferon beta-1b, 0.25 mg (code may be used for Medicare when drug administered under the direct supervision of a physician, not for use when drug is self-administered)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Interferon Beta-1b Injection cost?

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $851 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 9 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$741$724 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$776 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,820Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,288
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $851professional $741

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
$741.31
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,288.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,949.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where California sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in Colorado than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $813 · 7th of 51
CO $1,230HI $138

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.