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Interferon Gamma 1-b Injection

Illinois rates for HCPCS J9216

Injection, interferon, gamma 1-b, 3 million units

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Interferon Gamma 1-b Injection cost?

$8,710per 3 million units

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,710 for each 3 million units of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8,710 from a physician practice, and about $12,589 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 3 million units. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

million units
In a doctor's office or clinic
$8,710
At a hospital outpatient department
$12,589

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 45% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$8,710$8,511 to $8,913
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12,589$1,230 to $22,387

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,589 · 10th to 90th $813 to $35,481Professionalmedian $8,710 · 10th to 90th $7,413 to $9,772
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $12,589professional $8,710

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
$275.42
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$31,622.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$53,703.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$22,387.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$9,332.54
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$10,000.00

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 26.3 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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.

Illinois· 44th of 51

$8,710

AK $12,303MT $468

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.