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Protamine Sulfate, for Hemodialysis

California rates for HCPCS A4802

Protamine sulfate, for hemodialysis, per 50 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Protamine Sulfate, for Hemodialysis cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 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 $17.78 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$14.79$2.88 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$15.14 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $15 to $36Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $2 to $79
$2$5$10$20$50facility $18professional $15

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
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$14.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.20
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$40.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$5.01
4 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
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$1.48

Where California sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Maryland than in Kentucky. 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.

California· 21st of 51

$14.79

MD $15.14KY $3.16

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.