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Betadine or Iodine Swabs/Wipes

North Carolina 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?

$2.24

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.09 from a physician practice, and about $3.09 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 6 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$2.09$2.04 to $2.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.09$2.88 to $4.27

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $3
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $3professional $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
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$2.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$2.57
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$3.02
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 32nd of 51

$2.24

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.