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Extension Drainage Tubing for Leg Bag or Urostomy Pouch

North Carolina rates for HCPCS A4331

Extension drainage tubing, any type, any length, with connector/adaptor, for use with urinary leg bag or urostomy pouch, each

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Extension Drainage Tubing for Leg Bag or Urostomy Pouch cost?

$3.39

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.39 from a physician practice, and about $4.07 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 6 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$3.39$2.69 to $3.63
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.07$3.80 to $5.37

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $4
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $4professional $3

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
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.16
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$4.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$3.16
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.11

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Minnesota than in California. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $3.39 · 13th of 51
MN $4.47CA $2.29

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.