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Partial Colon Removal With Stoma And Second Opening

Indiana 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?

$8,739

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,739 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,660 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,079 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,660$1,479 to $1,862
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,079$2,291 to $12,303

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $794 to $15,488Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $2,455
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,079professional $1,660

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
$1,698.24
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,398.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,311.31
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,570.88
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,754.23
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
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 4th of 51

$8,739

$1,660 physician + $7,079 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.