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Alcohol Wipes

New York rates for HCPCS A4245

Alcohol wipes, per box

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Alcohol Wipes cost?

$2.69

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.82 from a physician practice, and about $1.41 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.82$1.41 to $3.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.41$1.41 to $1.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4
$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $1professional $3

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
$0.91
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$2.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$2.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$1.66
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.41
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$1.82
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.10
Typical High
$1.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$2.29
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.70
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$1.82
2 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
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.21

Where New York sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Minnesota than in Rhode Island. 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.

New York· 10th of 51

$2.69

MN $6.03RI $1.00

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.