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Interferon Alfa-2b Injection

Illinois rates for HCPCS J9214

Injection, interferon, alfa-2b, recombinant, 1 million units

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Interferon Alfa-2b Injection cost?

$30.90per million units

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for each million units of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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 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
$30.90
At a hospital outpatient department
$47.86

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 6 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$30.90$29.51 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$29.51 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $30 to $81Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $30 to $37
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $48professional $31

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
$29.51
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.88
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$107.15
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.88

Where Illinois sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Illinois $30.90 · 49th of 51
SD $33.11IA $29.51

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.