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Partial Colon Removal With End Colostomy

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 44143

Removes a segment of the large bowel, brings the upper cut end out through the abdominal wall as an opening on the skin, and closes off the lower end and leaves it inside. Waste then passes into a pouch on the abdomen while the lower bowel rests. A later operation can sometimes reconnect the two ends.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Partial Colon Removal With End Colostomy cost?

$2,042

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,622 to $2,692.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $5,754Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $2,399
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,042professional $2,399

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$35,481.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,456.54
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$10,232.93
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. 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· 42nd of 50

$2,042

ME $13,183WY $1,288

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.