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Partial Colon Removal With Stoma And Second Opening

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 44144

Removes a diseased section of the colon and brings both cut ends out through the abdominal wall — one as a stoma that empties into a bag, the other as a small opening draining the segment left beyond it. The bowel is deliberately not rejoined at this operation, leaving that to a later one.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Partial Colon Removal With Stoma And Second Opening cost?

$7,262

Typical total for the visit. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,262 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,692 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,692$1,905 to $3,715
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$1,202 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $676 to $13,490Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $4,571
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $2,692

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
$4,365.16
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$14,125.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,801.89
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,165.95
6 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Connecticut· 7th of 51

$7,262

$2,692 physician + $4,571 facility

ME $18,140MD $2,382

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.