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Syringe with Needle, Sterile, 5 cc or Greater

Iowa rates for HCPCS A4209

Syringe with needle, sterile 5 cc or greater, each

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Syringe with Needle, Sterile, 5 cc or Greater cost?

$0.27

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.27 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.27 from a physician practice, and about $0.37 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 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$0.27$0.20 to $0.35
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.37$0.27 to $0.47

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$0.2$1$5$20$100facility $0professional $0

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
$0.27
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.52
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$0.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$0.38
Typical High
$1.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$1.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.38
Median
$0.42
Typical High
$0.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.68
Typical High
$0.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.35
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.24

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Minnesota than in Vermont. 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.

Iowa· 15th of 51

$0.27

MN $1.00VT $0.16

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.