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Paraffin

Montana rates for HCPCS A4265

Paraffin, per pound

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Paraffin cost?

$3.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.63 from a physician practice, and about $4.68 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$3.63$2.69 to $4.68
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.68$3.63 to $5.01

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $5professional $4

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$6.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$9.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$9.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.75
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.45

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Montana $3.72 · 12th of 51
MN $4.79KY $2.34

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.