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Paraffin

Texas rates for HCPCS A4265

Paraffin, per pound

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Paraffin cost?

$2.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.34 from a physician practice, and about $5.01 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$2.34$2.00 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.01$4.17 to $8.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $36
$2$5$10$20facility $5professional $2

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
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$2.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.58
Median
$0.63
Typical High
$0.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.43
Median
$0.47
Typical High
$0.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.40
BCBS Texas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS Texas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.17
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.91
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.58
Median
$0.63
Typical High
$0.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.43
Median
$0.47
Typical High
$0.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.29
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.72
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.01
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.88
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$1.86

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 23rd of 51

$2.88

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.