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VABRA Aspirator

Louisiana rates for HCPCS A4480

VABRA aspirator

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does VABRA Aspirator cost?

$2.40

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.40 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.40 from a physician practice, and about $2.45 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 4 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$2.40$2.09 to $2.82
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.45$0.02 to $2.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $0 to $3Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $3
$0.0$0.1$0.5$2.0$10.0facility $2professional $2

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
$2.45
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$2.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$3.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$3.16

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Minnesota than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $2.40 · 43rd of 51
MN $5.75WV $1.95

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.