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

Rhode Island 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?

$1.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.51 from a physician practice, and about $5.13 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 4 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$1.51$1.26 to $1.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.13$1.66 to $6.03

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$2$5$10facility $5professional $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. 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
$1.20
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$2.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$2.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$1.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$1.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$1.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$2.40

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 47th of 51

$1.51

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.