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Interferon (Human Leukocyte Derived) Injection

Colorado rates for HCPCS J9215

Injection, interferon, alfa-N3, (human leukocyte derived), 250,000 IU

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Interferon (Human Leukocyte Derived) Injection cost?

$30.90per 250000 IU

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for each 250000 IU of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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 250000 IU. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

IU
In a doctor's office or clinic
$30.20
At a hospital outpatient department
$51.29

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 70% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$30.20$28.84 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$30.90 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $29 to $95Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $29 to $31
$10$20$50$100facility $51professional $30

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
$28.84
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$43.65
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$31.62

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 4th of 51

$30.90

CA $30.90NE $28.84

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.