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Interferon (Human Leukocyte Derived) Injection

South Dakota 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 South Dakota, 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 $34.67 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
$34.67

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 15% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.20$22.91 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$34.67 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $26 to $55Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $11 to $35
$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $30

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$25.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
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
$13.18
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.63

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 41st 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.