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Partial Colon Removal With Stoma And Second Opening

Iowa 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?

$6,515

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,515 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,631 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,631$2,455 to $3,981
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$1,514 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,607Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $5,370
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $3,631

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
$2,884.03
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,786.30
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$12,882.50
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,786.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,786.30
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,786.30
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,981.07
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
$794.33
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 12th of 51

$6,515

$3,631 physician + $2,884 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.