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Hypertonic Saline Solution

New York rates for HCPCS J7131

Hypertonic saline solution, 1 ml

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hypertonic Saline Solution cost?

$0.18per mL

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.18 for each mL of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.18 from a physician practice, and about $0.18 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
$0.18
At a hospital outpatient department
$0.18

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.18$0.18 to $0.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.18$0.15 to $0.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.02$0.05$0.1$0.2$0.5facility $0professional $0

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$0.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.95
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.23
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.18
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.18
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.37
Typical High
$0.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.26
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.18
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.18
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.07
Typical High
$0.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.03

Where New York 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.

New York· 25th of 51

$0.18

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.