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Interferon (Human Leukocyte Derived) Injection

New York 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?

$30.20per 250000 IU

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for each 250000 IU of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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
$30.20
At a hospital outpatient department
$31.62

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 5% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$30.20$25.12 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$30.90 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $31 to $46Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $8 to $33
$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $30

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
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$50.12
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$31.62
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$31.62
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
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.88

Where New York 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.

New York· 39th of 51

$30.20

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.