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Sterile Water/Saline, 500 ml

North Dakota rates for HCPCS A4217

Sterile water/saline, 500 ml

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$3.55

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.55 from a physician practice, and about $3.09 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.55$2.82 to $4.68
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.09$2.82 to $3.09

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $1 to $5
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0facility $3professional $4

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
$2.82
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$7.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$4.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$5.01

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $3.55 · 3rd 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.