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Ostomy Pouch, Closed, with Barrier Attached (One Piece)

Connecticut rates for HCPCS A5051

Ostomy pouch, closed; with barrier attached (one piece), each

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ostomy Pouch, Closed, with Barrier Attached (One Piece) cost?

$1.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.48 from a physician practice, and about $1.74 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.48$1.41 to $1.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.74$1.41 to $1.82

How much rates vary

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

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$2.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$1.48
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.00
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$3.09
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$1.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$1.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$2.51

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Kansas than in Colorado. 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.

Connecticut· 49th of 51

$1.48

KS $3.16CO $1.41

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.