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Needle, Sterile

Minnesota rates for HCPCS A4215

Needle, sterile, any size, each

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle, Sterile cost?

$0.52

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.52 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.52 from a physician practice, and about $1.12 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$0.52$0.38 to $0.52
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.12$0.72 to $2.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $3Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $1professional $1

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
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.51
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$2.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.42
Median
$0.52
Typical High
$0.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.58
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$3.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.38
Median
$0.43
Typical High
$0.48
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$2.63
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.38
Median
$0.38
Typical High
$0.51
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.50
Median
$0.55
Typical High
$0.91

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $0.52 · 1st 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.