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5% Dextrose/Normal Saline Infusion

North Carolina rates for HCPCS J7042

5% Dextrose/Normal Saline (500 Ml = 1 Unit)

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does 5% Dextrose/Normal Saline Infusion cost?

$1.29

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.26 from a physician practice, and about $1.38 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.26$1.20 to $1.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.38$1.26 to $1.82

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$0.5$1$2$5facility $1professional $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
$0.72
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$3.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.63
Median
$0.63
Typical High
$0.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$0.25
Typical High
$0.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.19
Typical High
$0.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$0.13
Typical High
$0.13
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.93
Median
$0.93
Typical High
$1.12
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$3.55
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$0.34
Typical High
$0.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$2.00

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Texas than in Oklahoma. 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.

North Carolina· 31st of 51

$1.29

TX $3.72OK $1.10

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.