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Needle, Sterile

Colorado rates for HCPCS A4215

Needle, sterile, any size, each

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle, Sterile cost?

$0.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.15 from a physician practice, and about $0.16 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$0.15$0.15 to $0.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.16$0.15 to $0.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1,905Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $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
$0.15
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.30
Typical High
$0.30
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.28
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.26
Median
$0.26
Typical High
$0.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.22
Typical High
$14.13

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Minnesota than in South Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $0.15 · 38th of 51
MN $0.52SD $0.15

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.