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Sterile Water, Saline or Dextrose Diluent or Flush

Alaska rates for HCPCS A4216

Sterile water, saline and/or dextrose, diluent/flush, 10 ml

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Sterile Water, Saline or Dextrose Diluent or Flush cost?

$0.93

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.93 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.93 from a physician practice, and about $1.32 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$0.93$0.89 to $0.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.32$0.93 to $1.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $21Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$0.2$1$5$20facility $1professional $1

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
$0.93
Median
$0.93
Typical High
$0.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$0.93
Typical High
$0.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.47
Typical High
$0.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.19
Typical High
$0.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.31
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.93
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$21.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.51
Median
$0.93
Typical High
$1.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.47
Median
$0.47
Typical High
$0.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.19
Typical High
$0.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.14
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.09
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$0.95
Typical High
$0.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$0.91
Typical High
$1.32
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.38
Median
$0.49
Typical High
$1.23

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Hawaii than in Rhode Island. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$0.93

HI $1.05RI $0.23

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.