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Protamine Sulfate, for Hemodialysis

Colorado 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 Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.13$2.19 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$18.62 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $16 to $45Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $2 to $15
$2$5$10$20$50facility $25professional $14

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
$14.13
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$346.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$3.63
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
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.48

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 17th 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.