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Sterile Water/Saline, 500 ml

Alaska rates for HCPCS A4217

Sterile water/saline, 500 ml

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Sterile Water/Saline, 500 ml cost?

$2.09

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.09 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.09 from a physician practice, and about $2.09 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$2.09$2.04 to $2.09
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.09$2.04 to $2.19

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $3Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $2professional $2

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
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.41
Median
$0.41
Typical High
$0.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.24
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$4.07
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.41
Median
$0.41
Typical High
$0.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.20
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AU · Urologic/ostomy supply
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$4.27
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.09
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AU · Urologic/ostomy supply
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$3.39

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Minnesota than in New Hampshire. 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.

Alaska· 40th of 51

$2.09

MN $5.25NH $1.20

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.