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Sterile Water/Saline, 500 ml

Alabama rates for HCPCS A4217

Sterile water/saline, 500 ml

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$2.63

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.63 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1.29 to $3.09.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $3Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0facility $3professional $3

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$3.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$2.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$2.63

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Wisconsin than in California. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $2.63 · 22nd of 51
WI $4.37CA $1.48

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.