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Normal Saline Solution (500 Ml=1 unit) Infusion

South Carolina rates for HCPCS J7040

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$2.09

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.09 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.09 from a physician practice, and about $1.91 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.09$1.35 to $3.09
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.91$1.51 to $2.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4
$1$2$5facility $2professional $2

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$2.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.91
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.04
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$3.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$3.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.35
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$5.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.45

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Wyoming than in Maine. 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.

South Carolina· 4th of 51

$2.09

WY $4.27ME $1.35

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.