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Interferon Alfa-2a Injection

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, 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 $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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
$42.66
At a hospital outpatient department
$51.29

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 20% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 4 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$42.66$40.74 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$44.67 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $45 to $120Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $39 to $51
$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $51professional $43

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
$51.29
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$44.67

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $43.65 · 9th 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.