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Interferon Alfa-2a Injection

Iowa rates for HCPCS J9213

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Interferon Alfa-2a Injection cost?

$44.67per 3 million units

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for each 3 million units of this drug. Most negotiated rates run $40.74 to $52.48.

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
$44.67

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $41 to $65Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $41 to $229
$1$5$20$100facility $44professional $45

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$63.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$64.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$229.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$47.86
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.27

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Alaska than in New Mexico. 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$44.67

AK $60.26NM $30.20

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.