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Interferon Alfa-2b Injection

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS J9214

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Interferon Alfa-2b Injection cost?

$31.62per million units

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for each million units of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 from a hospital or other facility.

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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
$31.62
At a hospital outpatient department
$40.74

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 29% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$31.62$30.90 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$31.62 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $29 to $117Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $30 to $32
$20$50$100facility $41professional $32

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
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.16
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$36.31
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$46.77
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$25.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.16
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$37.15
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$46.77
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$34.67

Where Pennsylvania sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. 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· 36th of 51

$31.62

AK $45.71AZ $30.90

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.