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Paraffin

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS A4265

Paraffin, per pound

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Paraffin cost?

$2.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.95 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.95$2.34 to $4.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$4.57 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5,012Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $15professional $3

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.47
Median
$0.58
Typical High
$0.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.44
Typical High
$0.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.28
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$79,432.82
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.91
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$4.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.34
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.45
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.47
Median
$0.58
Typical High
$0.58
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.44
Typical High
$0.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.28
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$7.24
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$26.30
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.39

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 21st of 51

$2.95

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.