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Interferon Alfa-2a Injection

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS J9213

Injection, interferon, alfa-2a, recombinant, 3 million units

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Interferon Alfa-2a Injection cost?

$37.15per 3 million units

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for each 3 million units of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 from a hospital or other facility.

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
$37.15
At a hospital outpatient department
$43.65

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 17% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$37.15$33.88 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$35.48 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $32 to $112Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $30 to $44
$50$100facility $44professional $37

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.37
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$44.67
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$58.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$89.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.37
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$83.18
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$44.67

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Alaska than in New Mexico. 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.

Pennsylvania· 48th of 51

$37.15

AK $60.26NM $30.20

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.