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Interferon Alfa-2a Injection

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS J9213

Injection, interferon, alfa-2a, recombinant, 3 million units

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Interferon Alfa-2a Injection cost?

$43.65per 3 million units

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for each 3 million units of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 3 million units. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

million units
In a doctor's office or clinic
$43.65
At a hospital outpatient department
$43.65

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$43.65$40.74 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$43.65 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $44 to $46Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $35 to $45
$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $44professional $44

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$263.03

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in New York than in Minnesota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $43.65 · 13th of 51
NY $44.67MN $20.89

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.