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Ostomy Pouch, Closed, Barrier with Flange

North Carolina rates for HCPCS A5054

Ostomy pouch, closed; for use on barrier with flange (two piece), each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ostomy Pouch, Closed, Barrier with Flange cost?

$1.91

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.91 from a physician practice, and about $1.51 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.91$1.51 to $1.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.51$1.38 to $2.00

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$2facility $2professional $2

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.19
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.63
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$2.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$2.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.83
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.58
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.33
Typical High
$0.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.16
Median
$0.22
Typical High
$0.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$0.93
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$2.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Idaho than in Connecticut. 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.

North Carolina· 20th of 51

$1.91

ID $2.69CT $1.29

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.