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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 October 2026.

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

$5.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$4.79$3.98 to $5.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$11.75 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $6 to $22Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$2$5$10$20facility $22professional $5

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
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.69
Median
$0.85
Typical High
$0.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.46
Median
$0.56
Typical High
$0.63
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.90
1 more rate 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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SC · Medically necessary
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Kansas than in Utah. 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· 23rd of 51

$5.62

KS $9.55UT $4.07

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.