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Normal Saline Solution (500 Ml=1 unit) Infusion

North Carolina 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.66 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 7 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$1.66$1.29 to $2.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$9.12 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $2 to $912Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $37professional $2

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
$1.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$4.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$3.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$3.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$5.01
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.62
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.78
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 31.6 times more in South Carolina than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $23.44 · 5th of 51
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.