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Sterile Water, Saline or Dextrose Diluent or Flush

Illinois 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?

$0.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.30 from a physician practice, and about $4.17 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.30$0.26 to $0.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.17$2.40 to $10.00

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $0 to $19Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$0.2$1$5$20$100facility $4professional $0

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$0.30
Typical High
$0.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.30
Typical High
$0.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.06
Typical High
$0.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.05
Typical High
$0.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.78
Typical High
$1.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.31
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.48
Median
$0.63
Typical High
$1.58
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.69
Median
$0.69
Typical High
$0.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$0.25
Typical High
$0.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.26
Typical High
$0.63

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 44th of 51

$0.30

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.