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Nasogastric Tubing with Stylet

Kentucky rates for HCPCS B4081

Nasogastric tubing with stylet

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Nasogastric Tubing with Stylet cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $12.88 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$14.79$14.79 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.88$10.96 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $27Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $14 to $21
$10$20$50$100facility $13professional $15

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
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$32.36
4 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
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$2.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$1.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.48

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Florida 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.

Kentucky· 46th of 51

$14.79

FL $34.67AL $10.00

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.