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5% Dextrose/Normal Saline Infusion

Virginia 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?

$1.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.29 from a physician practice, and about $10.00 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 8 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 $1.35
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.00$1.66 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $1 to $52Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $10professional $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
$1.35
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$3.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$2.14
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$3.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$4.27
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$3.09
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$3.39
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$3.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$1.38

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $1.48 · 35th 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.