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Partial Colon Removal With Stoma And Second Opening

Minnesota 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?

$6,159

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,159 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,467 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,467$2,692 to $4,786
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$1,585 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $7,079Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $6,457
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $3,467

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
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,606.93
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,760.83
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,025.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,456.54
7 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 14th of 51

$6,159

$3,467 physician + $2,692 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.