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Lubricant, per oz

Virginia rates for HCPCS A4402

Lubricant, per oz

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Lubricant, per oz cost?

$1.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.12 from a physician practice, and about $1.48 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.12$1.12 to $1.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.48$1.29 to $2.00

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $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
$1.32
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.26
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$1.38
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
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$2.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.48
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$6.61
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$3.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.93
Median
$1.10
Typical High
$1.45
4 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
$0.20
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.11
Median
$0.11
Typical High
$0.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$0.83
Median
$0.85
Typical High
$0.89

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 41st of 51

$1.12

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.