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Interferon Alfa-2a Injection

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, 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 $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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
$43.65
At a hospital outpatient department
$67.61

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 55% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 9 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$43.65$40.74 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$60.26 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $44 to $112Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $37 to $48
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $68professional $44

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
$67.61
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$58.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$57.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$100.00
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$263.03

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $43.65 · 3rd 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.