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Partial Colon Removal With Stoma And Second Opening

South Carolina 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?

$2,650

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,650 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,738 to the doctor who performs it, and $912 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$1,738$1,445 to $2,089
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$912$603 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $457 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $275 to $2,630
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $912professional $1,738

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
$2,089.30
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,951.21
11 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
$870.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$354.81

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 47th of 51

$2,650

$1,738 physician + $912 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.