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Sterile Water/Saline, 500 ml

Montana rates for HCPCS A4217

Sterile water/saline, 500 ml

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$3.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.80 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2.95 to $79.43.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $224Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $79
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $5professional $3

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$5.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AU · Urologic/ostomy supply
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$3.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AU · Urologic/ostomy supply
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$223.87
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$234.42
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AU · Urologic/ostomy supply
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AU · Urologic/ostomy supply
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$79.43
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AU · Urologic/ostomy supply
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.82

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 5th of 51

$3.80

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.