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Interferon (Human Leukocyte Derived) Injection

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $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
$30.90
At a hospital outpatient department
$34.67

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 12% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$30.90$28.84 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$30.90 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $29 to $55Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $29 to $34
$20$50facility $35professional $31

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
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$29.51
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$25.12
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.90
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
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
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 25th 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.