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Stoma Plug or Seal

Ohio rates for HCPCS A5081

Stoma plug or seal, any type

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Stoma Plug or Seal cost?

$2.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.45 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.45$2.14 to $3.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.57$2.57 to $2.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $3Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2$5$10facility $3professional $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
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$7.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$7.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.57
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$4.37
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$5.89
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
$2.19
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.57
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$4.47
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$3.39
3 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
$0.44
Median
$0.44
Typical High
$1.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.25

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 29th of 51

$2.45

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.