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Interferon Gamma 1-b Injection

North Dakota 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 North Dakota, 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 $9,333 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
$9,333

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 7% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8,710$7,762 to $9,333
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,333$8,511 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $8,128 to $9,333Professionalmedian $8,710 · 10th to 90th $562 to $10,471
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,333professional $8,710

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
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$24,547.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$37,153.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$10,964.78
2 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
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 39th 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.