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

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.14 from a physician practice, and about $2.29 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$2.14$1.58 to $2.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.29$1.91 to $2.82

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$1$2$5facility $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
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$4.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$3.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$4.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$1.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$2.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.95
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.86

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 14th 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.