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Sterile Water/Saline, 500 ml

Florida rates for HCPCS A4217

Sterile water/saline, 500 ml

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$2.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.24 from a physician practice, and about $3.55 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.24$2.09 to $3.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.55$3.16 to $4.27

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $40
$2$5$10$20$50facility $4professional $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
$1.20
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$3.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$3.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.39
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.48
Typical High
$0.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.32
Typical High
$0.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AU · Urologic/ostomy supply
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AU · Urologic/ostomy supply
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$4.47
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AU · Urologic/ostomy supply
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$4.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.24
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.27
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$3.16
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AU · Urologic/ostomy supply
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$4.47
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$2.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$60.26
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$4.47

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 27th of 51

$2.24

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.