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Paraffin

Alaska rates for HCPCS A4265

Paraffin, per pound

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Paraffin cost?

$4.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.57 from a physician practice, and about $4.57 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.57$4.57 to $4.68
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.57$4.57 to $4.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $6Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2$5$10$20$50facility $5professional $5

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.60
Median
$0.91
Typical High
$0.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.45
Median
$0.68
Typical High
$0.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.45
Typical High
$0.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.46
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.61
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$0.91
Typical High
$0.91
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$0.68
Typical High
$0.68
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.45
Median
$0.45
Typical High
$0.45
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.46
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$5.89

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Hawaii than in Maine. 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.

Alaska· 9th of 51

$4.57

HI $5.13ME $2.00

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.