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Lubricant, per oz

North Carolina rates for HCPCS A4402

Lubricant, per oz

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lubricant, per oz cost?

$1.55

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.55 from a physician practice, and about $1.78 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 7 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$1.55$1.32 to $1.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.78$1.35 to $2.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $2professional $2

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
$1.66
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$1.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.95
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$1.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$2.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.95
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$2.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$0.95
Typical High
$1.35
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.9 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.

North Carolina· 19th of 51

$1.55

HI $5.75CO $0.98

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.