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Ostomy Absorbent Material to Thicken Stomal Output

Illinois rates for HCPCS A4422

Ostomy absorbent material (sheet/pad/crystal packet) for use in ostomy pouch to thicken liquid stomal output, each

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ostomy Absorbent Material to Thicken Stomal Output cost?

$0.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.10 from a physician practice, and about $0.15 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$0.10$0.09 to $0.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.15$0.09 to $1.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $4Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.1$0.2$0.5$1$2$5$10facility $0professional $0

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
$0.09
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$6.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.11
Median
$0.50
Typical High
$0.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.33
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.38
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.20
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.13

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in South Dakota than in Kentucky. 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.

Illinois· 30th of 51

$0.11

SD $0.15KY $0.08

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.