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Partial Colon Removal With Stoma And Second Opening

Missouri 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?

$4,687

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,687 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,995 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,995$1,778 to $2,692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$1,230 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $525 to $10,471Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $12,882
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $1,995

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
$1,778.28
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,187.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,778.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$11,220.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,265.80
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
$812.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 25th of 51

$4,687

$1,995 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.