go back

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

South 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?

$3.98

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.98 from a physician practice, and about $3.80 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$3.98$3.02 to $4.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.80$2.88 to $4.90

How much rates vary

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

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
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.90
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
$2.45
Typical High
$3.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$5.50
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.88
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
$0.50
Median
$0.56
Typical High
$0.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.33
Median
$0.38
Typical High
$0.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$4.27

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 15th of 51

$3.98

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.