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Colon Removal With an Internal Waste Pouch

Iowa rates for HCPCS 44151

Removes the entire large bowel while leaving the rectum in place, and builds a reservoir from the end of the small intestine that sits inside the abdomen with a small valved opening at the skin. Waste collects in the internal pouch and is emptied several times a day by passing a soft tube through the opening, so no external bag is worn. It is used for conditions such as ulcerative colitis or widespread polyps.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Colon Removal With an Internal Waste Pouch cost?

$7,629

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,629 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,951 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,951$2,188 to $4,266
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$2,951 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $7,943Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $7,943
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,677professional $2,951

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
$3,467.37
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,888.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$15,488.17
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,888.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,888.44
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,754.40
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeIowa $7,629 · 15th of 50
ME $15,813MD $2,727

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.