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Hypertonic Saline Solution

California rates for HCPCS J7131

Hypertonic saline solution, 1 ml

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hypertonic Saline Solution cost?

$0.20per mL

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.20 for each mL of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.17 from a physician practice, and about $0.21 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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
$0.17
At a hospital outpatient department
$0.21

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 23% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

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 9 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$0.17$0.17 to $0.21
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.21$0.20 to $0.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $0professional $0

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
$0.17
Median
$0.42
Typical High
$1.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$0.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.17
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$0.32
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.17
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.24
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.17
Median
$0.22
Typical High
$0.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.18
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.39

Where California sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $0.20 · 9th of 51
OK $0.60KY $0.03

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.