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Portable Oxygen Contents, Liquid

North Carolina rates for HCPCS E0444

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Portable Oxygen Contents, Liquid cost?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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 6 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$48.98$36.31 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$41.69 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $31 to $120Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $32 to $54
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0facility $54professional $49

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
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$57.54
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Kansas than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $50.12 · 7th of 51
KS $74.13FL $34.67

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.