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Hypertonic Saline Solution

Connecticut 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 Connecticut, 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 $0.31 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
$0.31

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 82% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 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$0.17$0.14 to $0.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.31$0.24 to $0.56

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.05$0.1$0.2$0.5$1facility $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
$0.21
Median
$0.49
Typical High
$1.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$0.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.18
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.19

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Kentucky. 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.

Connecticut· 10th of 51

$0.20

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.