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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 July 2026.

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

$6.46

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.46 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.17 from a physician practice, and about $7.08 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 7 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$6.17$5.13 to $7.08
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.08$5.50 to $8.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $15Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $7
$2$5$10$20$50facility $7professional $6

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
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$5.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.75
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$5.62
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$60.26

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 16th of 51

$6.46

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.