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Sterile Water/Saline, 500 ml

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, 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 $1.95 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$2.24$2.04 to $2.82
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.95$1.95 to $2.69

How much rates vary

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

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$3.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$1.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.50
Median
$0.62
Typical High
$0.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.38
Median
$0.46
Typical High
$0.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AU · Urologic/ostomy supply
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.20
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$1.95
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$1.95
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$2.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.69

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 29th 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.