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Stoma Plug or Seal

North Carolina rates for HCPCS A5081

Stoma plug or seal, any type

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Stoma Plug or Seal cost?

$3.09

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.09 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.09 from a physician practice, and about $2.57 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$3.09$2.57 to $3.09
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.57$2.24 to $3.55

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
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.27
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$4.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$3.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$3.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.63
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
$0.45
Median
$0.52
Typical High
$0.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$4.57
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 2.5 times more in Hawaii than in Vermont. 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· 18th of 51

$3.09

HI $5.50VT $2.19

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.