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

South 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?

$5.75

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.75 from a physician practice, and about $6.46 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.75$5.01 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.46$4.79 to $8.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $8Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $8
$2$5$10$20facility $6professional $6

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
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$8.13
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
$5.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$9.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.90
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
$0.83
Median
$0.95
Typical High
$0.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.55
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$7.08

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 21st of 51

$5.75

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.