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Signature APatch

North Carolina rates for HCPCS Q4260

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Signature APatch cost?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $145 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$95.50$89.13 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$126 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $126 to $245Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $89 to $126
$100$200facility $145professional $95

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
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
9 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
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$52.48

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in North Dakota 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 Carolina· 51st of 51

$95.50

ND $224NC $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.