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Interferon (Human Leukocyte Derived) Injection

Ohio 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 Ohio, 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 $66.07 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
$66.07

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 119% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.20$10.00 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$51.29 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $29 to $195Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35
$10$20$50$100facility $66professional $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
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$30.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.88
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
$14.45
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.09

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 42nd 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.