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Sterile Water, Saline or Dextrose Diluent or Flush

Georgia 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?

$0.56

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.56 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $0.39 to $1.26.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $3
$0.2$0.5$1$2facility $0professional $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
$0.39
Median
$0.39
Typical High
$0.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.38
Median
$0.39
Typical High
$0.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.45
Median
$0.85
Typical High
$2.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$0.51
Typical High
$2.14
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.52
Median
$0.63
Typical High
$0.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.85
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.63
Median
$0.63
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$1.17
4 more rates 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.06
Typical High
$0.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.04

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 10th of 51

$0.56

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.