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Interferon (Human Leukocyte Derived) Injection

Minnesota rates for HCPCS J9215

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$27.54per 250000 IU

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for each 250000 IU of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 from a hospital or other facility.

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
$24.55
At a hospital outpatient department
$36.31

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 48% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$24.55$9.12 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$30.20 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $10 to $62Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $9 to $36
$10$20$50facility $36professional $25

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
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.48
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$33.88
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$48.98
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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.

Minnesota· 48th of 51

$27.54

AK $44.67HI $9.55

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.