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Ostomy Pouch, Drainable, One-Piece, Extended Wear

Louisiana rates for HCPCS A4388

Ostomy pouch, drainable, with extended wear barrier attached, (one piece), each

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ostomy Pouch, Drainable, One-Piece, Extended Wear cost?

$3.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.98 from a physician practice, and about $5.13 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$3.98$3.24 to $4.37
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.13$4.27 to $9.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $15Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $5professional $4

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
$3.47
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.37
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.37
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$3.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.72

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Hawaii than in Colorado. 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.

Louisiana· 29th of 51

$3.98

HI $6.76CO $3.02

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.