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Partial Colon Removal With Stoma And Second Opening

North Dakota 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?

$4,974

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,974 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,236 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,738 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,236$2,344 to $3,802
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$1,288 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,570Professionalmedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $4,467
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $3,236

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,467.37
3 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
$870.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$316.23

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 20th of 51

$4,974

$3,236 physician + $1,738 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.