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Ostomy Skin Barrier, Nonpectin-Based, Paste, per oz

Louisiana rates for HCPCS A4405

Ostomy skin barrier, nonpectin-based, paste, per oz

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ostomy Skin Barrier, Nonpectin-Based, Paste, per oz cost?

$3.09

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.09 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.09 from a physician practice, and about $3.39 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 6 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$3.09$2.45 to $3.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.39$3.39 to $7.08

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4
$2$5$10$20facility $3professional $3

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
$2.75
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.77
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$4.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.88

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Kansas 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.

Louisiana· 28th of 51

$3.09

KS $6.76CO $2.14

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.