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5% Dextrose/Normal Saline Infusion

Ohio rates for HCPCS J7042

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$2.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.32 from a physician practice, and about $3.24 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 9 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$1.32$1.29 to $1.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.24$2.69 to $4.37

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $1 to $12Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$0.5$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $3professional $1

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
$1.51
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$2.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$8.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$2.24
Aultcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.74
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.41
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$1.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$4.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$3.55
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$40.74
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$3.55
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$1.95
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$3.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$2.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$1.45

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in Utah than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Ohio $2.69 · 11th of 51
UT $14.79AL $1.29

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.