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Interferon Gamma 1-b Injection

North Carolina rates for HCPCS J9216

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Interferon Gamma 1-b Injection cost?

$8,913per 3 million units

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,913 for each 3 million units of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8,913 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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
$8,913
At a hospital outpatient department
$8,511

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 5% less 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8,913$7,943 to $9,333
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$7,079 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $437 to $11,220Professionalmedian $8,913 · 10th to 90th $6,918 to $10,000
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $8,913

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$11,220.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,882.50
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,772.37
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34,673.69
Median
$34,673.69
Typical High
$34,673.69
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47,863.01
Median
$47,863.01
Typical High
$47,863.01

Where North Carolina sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. 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.

North Carolina· 11th of 51

$8,913

IA $8,913IL $8,511

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.