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Sterile Water, Saline or Dextrose Diluent or Flush

Indiana 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?

$0.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.33 from a physician practice, and about $0.74 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$0.33$0.28 to $0.52
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.74$0.56 to $2.00

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $2,089Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $1professional $0

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
$0.45
Median
$0.52
Typical High
$0.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.52
Typical High
$0.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$0.25
Typical High
$0.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.37
Typical High
$0.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.25
Typical High
$0.26
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.60
Median
$0.60
Typical High
$1.02
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.52
Median
$0.60
Typical High
$0.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$2.95
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.38
Median
$0.49
Typical High
$1.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.17
Median
$0.30
Typical High
$0.51
6 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
$0.15
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.11
Typical High
$0.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.05
Typical High
$0.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.06
Typical High
$0.08

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 31st of 51

$0.33

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.