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Ostomy Pouch, Drainable, Locking Flange, with Filter

North Carolina rates for HCPCS A4427

Ostomy pouch, drainable; for use on barrier with locking flange, with filter (two-piece system), each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ostomy Pouch, Drainable, Locking Flange, with Filter cost?

$2.95

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.95 from a physician practice, and about $2.34 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.95$2.95 to $3.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.34$2.34 to $3.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $3
$1$2$5facility $2professional $3

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
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.57
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.75
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$4.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.45
7 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$1.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.50
Median
$0.68
Typical High
$0.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.38
Median
$0.51
Typical High
$0.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$0.34
Typical High
$0.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$4.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Kansas than in Delaware. 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.

North Carolina· 18th of 51

$2.95

KS $4.47DE $2.00

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.