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Needle, Sterile

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, 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 $28.84 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 $0.93
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$0.18 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $0 to $79Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $29professional $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
$21.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.93
Median
$0.93
Typical High
$1.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.30
Typical High
$0.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.17
Median
$0.22
Typical High
$0.23
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$1.86

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $0.15 · 34th 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.