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Ostomy Pouch, Urinary, Barrier with Flange

North Carolina rates for HCPCS A5073

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$3.39

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.39 from a physician practice, and about $2.69 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$3.39$2.69 to $3.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.69$2.45 to $3.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $4
$2$5facility $3professional $3

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
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$3.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$4.27
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$4.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.82
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
$0.42
Median
$0.58
Typical High
$0.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.39
Typical High
$0.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$5.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Hawaii 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· 19th of 51

$3.39

HI $5.13CT $2.24

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.