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Sterile Water/Saline, 500 ml

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS A4217

Sterile water/saline, 500 ml

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$1.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1.20 to $1.95.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $9Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$2$5facility $7professional $2

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$0.78
Typical High
$0.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AU · Urologic/ostomy supply
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$1.55
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$8.71
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$1.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$3.09

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 44th of 51

$1.86

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.