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Ostomy Pouch, Closed, for Use on Faceplate

Louisiana 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?

$1.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, 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 $1.70 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 5 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$1.29 to $1.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.70$1.70 to $3.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $5Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$2$5$10$20facility $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
$1.38
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$1.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$1.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$5.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$1.70
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
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
$0.68
Median
$0.93
Typical High
$1.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.48

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 28th of 51

$1.51

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.