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

North Carolina rates for HCPCS A4405

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$3.63

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.63 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.63 from a physician practice, and about $3.02 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.63$2.95 to $3.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.02$2.88 to $3.39

How much rates vary

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

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
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.39
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$4.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$4.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$3.02
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
$0.46
Median
$0.63
Typical High
$0.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.42
Typical High
$0.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$5.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Kansas than in Delaware. 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· 20th of 51

$3.63

KS $6.76DE $2.45

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.