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Interferon (Human Leukocyte Derived) Injection

South Carolina 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?

$30.90per 250000 IU

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 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 $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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
$30.90
At a hospital outpatient department
$56.23

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 82% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$30.90$29.51 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$45.71 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $35 to $100Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $23 to $35
$5$10$20$50$100facility $56professional $31

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
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$36.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$31.62
5 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
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$14.45

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 28th of 51

$30.90

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.