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Sterile Water/Saline, 500 ml

North Dakota rates for HCPCS A4217

Sterile water/saline, 500 ml

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$3.98

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.98 from a physician practice, and about $3.09 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$3.98$3.09 to $4.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.09$3.09 to $5.37

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2$5$10$20facility $3professional $4

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
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.24
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.79
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$9.12
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$3.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$3.39
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$1.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.60
Median
$0.62
Typical High
$0.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.45
Median
$0.46
Typical High
$0.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AU · Urologic/ostomy supply
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.20

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 3rd of 51

$3.98

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.