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Sterile Water, Saline or Dextrose Diluent or Flush

West Virginia 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?

$0.32

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.32 from a physician practice, and about $3.31 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.32$0.31 to $0.35
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.31$0.81 to $3.63

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $0 to $9Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$0.2$0.5$1$2$5$10facility $3professional $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
$0.32
Median
$0.32
Typical High
$0.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.32
Median
$0.32
Typical High
$0.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.16
Median
$0.16
Typical High
$0.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.06
Typical High
$0.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.05
Typical High
$0.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.04
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.52
Median
$0.52
Typical High
$0.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$0.81
Typical High
$0.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.31
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.68

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 32nd of 51

$0.32

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.