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Interferon Alfa-2a Injection

Massachusetts 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?

$40.74per 3 million units

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for each 3 million units of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $145 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
$40.74
At a hospital outpatient department
$145

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 255% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 8 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$40.74$40.74 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$57.54 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $44 to $427Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $41 to $49
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $145professional $41

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
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$43.65
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$2,041.74
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$44.67
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$2,041.74
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$263.03

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $40.74 · 44th 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.