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Paraffin

Kentucky rates for HCPCS A4265

Paraffin, per pound

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Paraffin cost?

$2.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 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 $3.02 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$2.14$2.04 to $2.40
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.02$2.69 to $6.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $3
$2$5$10$20facility $3professional $2

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
$1.58
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$3.24
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$23.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.88
6 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.52
Median
$0.56
Typical High
$0.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.39
Median
$0.43
Typical High
$0.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.26
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$2.04

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 43rd of 51

$2.14

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.