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Needle, Sterile

Michigan rates for HCPCS A4215

Needle, sterile, any size, each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Needle, Sterile cost?

$0.16

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.16 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.16 from a physician practice, and about $0.25 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.16$0.15 to $0.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.25$0.15 to $0.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.2$0.5facility $0professional $0

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
$0.14
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.17
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$0.17
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.16
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$0.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$0.13
Typical High
$0.30
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.16
Typical High
$0.21
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.08
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$0.13
Typical High
$0.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.22
Median
$0.22
Typical High
$0.22
1 more rate 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
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.17
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$0.17

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 1318.3 times more in Montana than in Missouri. 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.

Michigan· 37th of 51

$0.16

MT $79.43MO $0.06

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.