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Partial Colon Removal With Stoma And Second Opening

South 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 July 2026.

How much does Partial Colon Removal With Stoma And Second Opening cost?

$2,818

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,188 to $3,388.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $4,571Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $3,631
$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $2,884

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,677.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,388.44
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. 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.

South Dakota· 28th of 50

$2,818

ME $13,183WY $1,288

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.