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Portable Oxygen Contents, Gaseous

North Carolina rates for HCPCS E0443

Portable oxygen contents, gaseous, 1 month's supply = 1 unit

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Portable Oxygen Contents, Gaseous cost?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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$53.70$46.77 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$34.67 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $14 to $56Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $35 to $54
$20$50facility $41professional $54

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
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$56.23
16 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
$5.37
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$46.77

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Hawaii than in Wyoming. 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· 15th of 51

$53.70

HI $79.43WY $12.02

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.