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NuShield

Alaska rates for HCPCS Q4160

NuShield, per sq cm (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does NuShield cost?

$2,754

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,818 from a physician practice, and about $550 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$2,818$195 to $5,129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$302 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $186 to $7,413Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $126 to $5,129
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $550professional $2,818

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
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,413.10
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,128.61
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$9,332.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,011.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$933.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$346.74

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 37.2 times more in Wyoming than in North Carolina. 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.

Alaska· 9th of 51

$2,754

WY $3,548NC $95.50

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.