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Partial Colon Removal With Stoma And Second Opening

Washington 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?

$3,388

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,399 to $4,365.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $6,457
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,388

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
$2,398.83
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$18,620.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,677.35
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,467.37
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 22nd of 50

$3,388

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.