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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 July 2026.

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

$1.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.29 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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 5 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$1.29$1.29 to $1.32
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$2.45 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $1 to $51Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $19professional $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
$1.62
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$2.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$3.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.29
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$2.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$2.69

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $1.70 · 27th 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.