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Betadine or Iodine Swabs/Wipes

Louisiana rates for HCPCS A4247

Betadine or iodine swabs/wipes, per box

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Betadine or Iodine Swabs/Wipes cost?

$2.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.14 from a physician practice, and about $1.95 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 5 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$2.14$1.82 to $2.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.95$0.02 to $2.45

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $0 to $3Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $3
$0.02$0.05$0.1$0.2$0.5$1$2facility $2professional $2

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
$2.19
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$2.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.34
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$3.02

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in North Dakota than in Minnesota. 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.

Louisiana· 34th of 51

$2.14

ND $8.51MN $1.12

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.