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Ostomy Pouch, Closed, without Barrier Attached (One Piece)

Alabama rates for HCPCS A5052

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ostomy Pouch, Closed, without Barrier Attached (One Piece) cost?

$1.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.32 from a physician practice, and about $186 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$1.32$1.10 to $1.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$166 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $1 to $257Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$5$20$100facility $186professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.93
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$1.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$2.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$0.83
Typical High
$2.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.59
Median
$0.87
Typical High
$1.35

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.3 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.

Alabama· 19th of 51

$1.51

KS $2.29CO $1.00

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.