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

Louisiana rates for HCPCS A4406

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$5.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.13 from a physician practice, and about $6.76 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 5 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$5.13$4.17 to $5.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.76$5.62 to $12.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $20Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2$5$10$20facility $7professional $5

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
$4.57
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$4.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.90

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.6 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· 29th of 51

$5.13

KS $9.55CO $3.63

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.