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Lubricant, Individual Sterile Packet

Louisiana rates for HCPCS A4332

Lubricant, individual sterile packet, each

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lubricant, Individual Sterile Packet cost?

$0.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.10 from a physician practice, and about $0.12 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 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$0.10$0.08 to $0.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.12$0.11 to $0.25

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.1$1.0$10.0facility $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
$0.10
Median
$0.11
Typical High
$0.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.32
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.09
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.10

Where Louisiana sits

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

Louisiana $0.10 · 31st of 51
AK $0.15KY $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.