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

Iowa 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?

$2.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.29 from a physician practice, and about $2.40 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 7 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$2.29$1.66 to $2.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.40$1.82 to $3.16

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $7Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4
$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $2professional $2

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$3.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.27
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$4.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.72
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.95
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$2.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$2.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.34

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 13th of 51

$2.29

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.