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NuShield

Colorado 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $170 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$126 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$145 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $126 to $2,754Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $126 to $2,754
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $170professional $126

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
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 46th of 51

$126

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.