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Normal Saline Solution (500 Ml=1 unit) Infusion

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS J7040

Infusion, normal saline solution, sterile (500 ml=1 unit)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Normal Saline Solution (500 Ml=1 unit) Infusion cost?

$4.27

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.27 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2.14 to $6.03.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $54Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $5professional $1

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
$2.95
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$2.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$4.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$4.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.41

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 31.6 times more in South Carolina than in Rhode Island. 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.

Washington, DC· 17th of 51

$4.27

SC $43.65RI $1.38

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.