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

North Carolina 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?

$6.17

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.17 from a physician practice, and about $5.01 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$6.17$4.79 to $6.46
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.01$4.79 to $7.08

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $8Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $7
$2$5$10facility $5professional $6

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
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.46
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
$4.79
Typical High
$5.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.75
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$5.01
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
$0.78
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$1.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.52
Median
$0.71
Typical High
$0.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$9.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 18th of 51

$6.17

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.