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Needle, Sterile

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, 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 $0.03 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 6 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$0.03$0.02 to $0.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0Professionalmedian $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
$0.15
Typical High
$0.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.30
Typical High
$0.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$0.13
Typical High
$0.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$5.37

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $0.15 · 23rd 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.