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carePATCH

California rates for HCPCS Q4236

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does carePATCH cost?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $447 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$447$126 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$257 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $166 to $891Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $126 to $1,380
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $447professional $447

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
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,290.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,230.27
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,230.27
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,621.81
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$331.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$660.69
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
$223.87
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71

Where California sits

The same service costs 10.0 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.

California· 23rd of 51

$447

WY $1,175NC $117

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.