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Ostomy Absorbent Material to Thicken Stomal Output

New York 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 New York, 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 $0.13 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 9 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 $0.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.13$0.12 to $0.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.1$0.2$0.5facility $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
$0.07
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.07
Typical High
$0.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.19
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
$0.08
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.16
Typical High
$0.27
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$0.13
Typical High
$0.13
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.12
Median
$0.12
Typical High
$0.13
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$0.13
Typical High
$0.13
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.30
Typical High
$0.30
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.11
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.12
Median
$0.13
Typical High
$0.14
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.12
Median
$0.12
Typical High
$0.13
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
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.08

Where New York 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.

New York· 31st 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.