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Sterile Water/Saline, 500 ml

Maine rates for HCPCS A4217

Sterile water/saline, 500 ml

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$2.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.24 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1.20 to $3.24.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $16Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0facility $13professional $2

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$3.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$0.89
Typical High
$3.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.24
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.31
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.85
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$3.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.24

Where Maine 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.

Maine $2.24 · 43rd 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.