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Dextranomer/Hyaluronic Acid Bulking Agent, Anal Canal

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L8605

Injectable bulking agent, dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer implant, anal canal, 1 ml, includes shipping and necessary supplies

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Dextranomer/Hyaluronic Acid Bulking Agent, Anal Canal cost?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $479 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$661$646 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$479 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,514Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $437 to $891
$500$1K$2Kfacility $479professional $661

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$602.56
14 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
$724.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$870.96

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Michigan than in Ohio. 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· 29th of 51

$661

MI $1,413OH $447

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.