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Partial Colon Removal With Stoma And Second Opening

Montana 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?

$5,573

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,573 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,754 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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$2,754$1,820 to $2,818
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$2,512 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $3,020Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $85 to $3,236
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $2,754

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,951.21
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,235.94
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,951.21
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,467.37
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
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Montana 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

Montana· 17th of 51

$5,573

$2,754 physician + $2,818 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.