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Lubricant, per oz

South Carolina rates for HCPCS A4402

Lubricant, per oz

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Lubricant, per oz cost?

$2.00

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.00 from a physician practice, and about $1.78 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$2.00$1.35 to $2.29
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 $2Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$2$5facility $2professional $2

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$1.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$1.78
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.34
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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.45
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.62
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$2.75
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.75
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.74
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.35
3 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
$0.27
Typical High
$0.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$0.50
Median
$0.93
Typical High
$1.95

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 11th of 51

$2.00

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.