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Ostomy Pouch, Urinary, Locking Flange, Faucet Tap

South 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?

$4.17

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.17 from a physician practice, and about $4.17 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$4.17$2.95 to $5.37
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.17$3.55 to $5.37

How much rates vary

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

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
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
$2.95
Typical High
$3.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$3.39
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$7.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$3.24
5 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
$1.82
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$0.83
Typical High
$0.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.55
Median
$0.63
Typical High
$0.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.42
Typical High
$0.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$4.68

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 17th of 51

$4.17

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.