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Interferon Alfa-2a Injection

New York 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?

$44.67per 3 million units

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for each 3 million units of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 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
$44.67
At a hospital outpatient department
$43.65

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 2% less 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$44.67$43.65 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$40.74 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $41 to $102Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $41 to $282
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $44professional $45

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
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$70.79
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50,118.72
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$281.84
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66

Where New York 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.

New York $44.67 · 1st 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.