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Lubricant, per oz

Louisiana rates for HCPCS A4402

Lubricant, per oz

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Lubricant, per oz cost?

$1.58

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.58 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.32 from a physician practice, and about $5.37 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.32$1.10 to $1.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.37$3.31 to $5.37

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$2$5facility $5professional $1

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
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$0.16
Typical High
$0.17
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.79
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.62
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.63
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$1.35

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Hawaii than in Rhode Island. 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· 18th of 51

$1.58

HI $5.75RI $1.00

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.