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Protamine Sulfate, for Hemodialysis

California rates for HCPCS A4802

Protamine sulfate, for hemodialysis, per 50 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Protamine Sulfate, for Hemodialysis cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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 9 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$14.79$14.13 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$10.00 to $17.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $5 to $21Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $2 to $17
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $16professional $15

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.14
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$4.07

Where California sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Delaware than in South Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $14.79 · 9th of 51
DE $15.14SD $6.76

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.