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Ostomy Absorbent Material to Thicken Stomal Output

Louisiana 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 October 2026.

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

$0.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.10 from a physician practice, and about $0.21 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.10$0.08 to $0.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.21$0.12 to $0.27

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.05$0.1$0.2facility $0professional $0

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
$0.09
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$0.11
Typical High
$0.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.34
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.11
Median
$0.11
Typical High
$0.11
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.11

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Idaho than in Ohio. 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· 27th of 51

$0.10

ID $0.16OH $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.