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Interferon Alfa-2a Injection

Ohio 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?

$42.66per 3 million units

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 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 $70.79 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
$70.79

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 66% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 7 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 $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$40.74 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $0 to $126Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $41 to $62
$0.1$1$10$100facility $71professional $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
$40.74
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$37.15
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$39.81
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$87.10
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$36.31
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$47.86

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in New York than in Minnesota. 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.

Ohio· 14th of 51

$42.66

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.