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Interferon Alfa-2b Injection

South Dakota 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 physician fee. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for each million units of this drug. Most negotiated rates run $17.38 to $33.88.

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
$31.62

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $29 to $56Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $17 to $42
$20$50$100facility $56professional $32

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$41.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.50
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$36.31
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.72

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 40th 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.