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Normal Saline Solution (500 Ml=1 unit) Infusion

Tennessee 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?

$1.35

Typical physician fee. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.35 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1.35 to $1.66.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

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

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
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$2.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$0.68
Typical High
$0.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.14
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$5.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$2.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$7.24

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 44th of 51

$1.35

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.