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Sterile Water/Saline, 500 ml

Ohio 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 Ohio, 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 $3.72 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 9 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 $2.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.72$3.31 to $5.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$1$2$5$10$20facility $4professional $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
$2.75
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$3.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$3.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$2.04
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.24
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$38.02
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$5.13
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.63
7 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
$1.38
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.56
Median
$0.56
Typical High
$0.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.42
Median
$0.42
Typical High
$0.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AU · Urologic/ostomy supply
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AU · Urologic/ostomy supply
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$7.41
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AU · Urologic/ostomy supply
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.17

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 26th 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.