go back

Ostomy Pouch, Urinary, Extended Wear Barrier, Faucet Tap

North Carolina rates for HCPCS A4428

Ostomy pouch, urinary, with extended wear barrier attached, with faucet-type tap with valve (one piece), each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ostomy Pouch, Urinary, Extended Wear Barrier, Faucet Tap cost?

$6.92

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $5.75 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$6.92$6.03 to $7.41
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.75$5.50 to $7.94

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $8
$5$10facility $6professional $7

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
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.46
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$8.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.75
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
$2.95
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.87
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.59
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$10.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Kansas than in Alabama. 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· 20th of 51

$6.92

KS $10.72AL $4.68

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.