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Lubricant, per oz

North Carolina rates for HCPCS A4402

Lubricant, per oz

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Lubricant, per oz cost?

$1.45

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.45 from a physician practice, and about $1.35 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.45$1.23 to $1.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.35$1.05 to $1.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$2facility $1professional $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
$1.66
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$1.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.83
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$1.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.82
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$2.00
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.58
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
$1.35
Typical High
$1.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.62
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$1.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$2.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$0.93
Typical High
$1.29
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.25
Typical High
$0.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$0.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$0.50
Median
$0.72
Typical High
$2.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$0.50
Median
$0.50
Typical High
$0.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$0.50
Median
$0.50
Typical High
$0.50

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 23rd of 51

$1.45

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.