go back

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 July 2026.

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

$0.10

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.09 from a physician practice, and about $0.13 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 9 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$0.09$0.08 to $0.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.13$0.10 to $0.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.1$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $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
$0.07
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.11
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.25
Typical High
$0.58
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.16
Typical High
$0.28
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$0.13
Typical High
$0.14
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.12
Median
$0.12
Typical High
$0.13
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$0.13
Typical High
$0.13
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.07
Typical High
$0.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.13
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.12
Median
$0.12
Typical High
$0.14
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.12
Median
$0.12
Typical High
$0.13

Where New York 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.

New York· 40th of 51

$0.10

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.