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5% Dextrose/Normal Saline Infusion

South 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?

$1.62

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.62 from a physician practice, and about $1.86 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$1.62$1.26 to $2.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.86$1.38 to $2.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$2facility $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
$0.60
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$3.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.29
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$2.04
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$2.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.20
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.59
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$3.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.38

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 4th of 51

$1.62

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.