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Normal Saline Solution (500 Ml=1 unit) Infusion

South Dakota 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?

$1.38

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.38 from a physician practice, and about $1.95 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$1.38$1.35 to $1.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.95$1.35 to $3.39

How much rates vary

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

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
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$4.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$1.66
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.35
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.35
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.35

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 28th of 51

$1.38

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.