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Hypertonic Saline Solution

Alaska rates for HCPCS J7131

Hypertonic saline solution, 1 ml

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hypertonic Saline Solution cost?

$0.28per mL

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.28 for each mL of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.27 from a physician practice, and about $0.40 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per mL. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mL
In a doctor's office or clinic
$0.27
At a hospital outpatient department
$0.40

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 48% more at a hospital than at a doctor's office.

Drug cost only. Giving the drug, the visit itself and any monitoring are billed on their own codes. We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.27$0.18 to $0.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.40$0.28 to $0.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.2$0.5$1$2facility $0professional $0

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
$0.28
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.18
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.40
Typical High
$4.27
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.28
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.32
Typical High
$0.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.19
Typical High
$0.19
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.54

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Oklahoma than in Hawaii. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$0.28

OK $0.65HI $0.08

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.