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Interferon Gamma 1-b Injection

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $9,550 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
$9,550

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8,913$8,511 to $8,913
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,550$8,913 to $13,804

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,550 · 10th to 90th $8,710 to $18,197Professionalmedian $8,913 · 10th to 90th $8,511 to $9,550
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,550professional $8,913

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
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$22,387.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$13,803.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,772.37
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
$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

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 10th 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.