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Ostomy Pouch, Closed, for Use on Faceplate

Alabama rates for HCPCS A5053

Ostomy pouch, closed; for use on faceplate, each

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ostomy Pouch, Closed, for Use on Faceplate cost?

$1.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.48 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$1.48$1.20 to $1.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$162 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
$1.07
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$2.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$0.95
Typical High
$2.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$0.98
Typical High
$1.48

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Hawaii 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· 16th of 51

$1.62

HI $3.09CO $1.07

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.