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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 July 2026.

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

$3.80

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.63 from a physician practice, and about $4.17 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$3.63$3.02 to $4.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.17$3.24 to $5.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $4
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $4professional $4

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
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$3.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.39
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$3.39
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Kansas than in Colorado. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $3.80 · 13th of 51
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.