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Interferon Gamma 1-b Injection

Pennsylvania 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?

$8,913per 3 million units

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 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 $11,749 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
$8,913
At a hospital outpatient department
$11,749

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 32% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8,913$4,365 to $8,913
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11,749$5,888 to $15,849

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,749 · 10th to 90th $5,129 to $33,884Professionalmedian $8,913 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $8,913
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $11,749professional $8,913

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
$8,912.51
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$15,848.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$33,884.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$10,471.29
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,348.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$15,848.93
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 28th of 51

$8,913

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.