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Ostomy Pouch, Urinary, Locking Flange, Faucet Tap

North Carolina rates for HCPCS A4434

Ostomy pouch, urinary; for use on barrier with locking flange, with faucet-type tap with valve (two piece), each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ostomy Pouch, Urinary, Locking Flange, Faucet Tap cost?

$3.98

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.98 from a physician practice, and about $3.55 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$3.98$3.47 to $4.27
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.55$3.47 to $4.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $1 to $5Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $5
$2$5$10facility $4professional $4

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
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.57
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$7.08
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$3.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$5.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$3.31
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
$1.70
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$0.91
Typical High
$0.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.51
Median
$0.69
Typical High
$0.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$0.46
Typical High
$0.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$5.89
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 2.6 times more in Kansas than in New Hampshire. 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

$3.98

KS $6.76NH $2.63

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.