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Sterile Water/Saline, 500 ml

South Dakota rates for HCPCS A4217

Sterile water/saline, 500 ml

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$3.16

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.16 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.16 from a physician practice, and about $4.68 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 7 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$3.16$2.82 to $5.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.68$4.17 to $5.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0facility $5professional $3

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
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$5.01
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$8.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$21.88
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$4.90
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55

Where South 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.

South Dakota $3.16 · 9th 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.