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Interferon Alfa-2a Injection

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $50.12 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
$50.12

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 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 $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$43.65 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $41 to $110Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $40 to $52
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $50professional $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
$43.65
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$67.61
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$45.71

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $42.66 · 30th 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.