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5% Dextrose/Normal Saline Infusion

Tennessee 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 physician fee. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.29 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1.23 to $1.51.

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$2facility $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
$1.20
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.62
Median
$0.62
Typical High
$0.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.12
Median
$0.12
Typical High
$0.13
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$3.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$2.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$3.63

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 40th 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.