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Interferon Gamma 1-b Injection

Washington 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?

$8,710per 3 million units

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 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 $562 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
$8,710
At a hospital outpatient department
$562

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 94% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 9 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$8,710$8,511 to $8,913
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$427 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $380 to $14,454Professionalmedian $8,710 · 10th to 90th $479 to $8,913
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $562professional $8,710

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
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$20,892.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,912.51
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,754.23
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$17,378.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,951.21
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$24,547.09
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$9,772.37
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Washington sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington $8,710 · 36th of 51
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.