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NuShield

North Dakota 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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$251$126 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$525 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $525 to $2,754Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $93 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,754professional $251

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
$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
$2,884.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$141.25
4 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
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$288.40

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 18th of 51

$251

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.