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Ostomy Pouch, Closed, without Barrier, with Filter

Louisiana rates for HCPCS A4418

Ostomy pouch, closed; without barrier attached, with filter (one piece), each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ostomy Pouch, Closed, without Barrier, with Filter cost?

$1.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.55 from a physician practice, and about $3.47 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$1.55$1.26 to $1.82
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.47$2.04 to $4.27

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$2$5facility $3professional $2

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
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$2.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$0.89
Typical High
$1.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.22
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.20
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$5.50
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.82
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$1.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.55

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Kansas than in Connecticut. 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.

Louisiana· 26th of 51

$1.70

KS $2.95CT $1.26

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.