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Sterile Water, Saline or Dextrose Diluent or Flush

North Carolina 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?

$0.40

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.40 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.40 from a physician practice, and about $0.47 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$0.40$0.39 to $0.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.47$0.47 to $0.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.2$0.5facility $0professional $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
$0.46
Median
$0.47
Typical High
$0.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.47
Typical High
$0.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.46
Median
$0.55
Typical High
$0.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.39
Median
$0.40
Typical High
$0.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.43
Median
$0.43
Typical High
$0.43
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.47
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.42
Typical High
$0.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.31
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
$0.19
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.07
Typical High
$0.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.05
Typical High
$0.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.05
Typical High
$0.06
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.65

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 22nd of 51

$0.40

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.