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Keyhole Colon Removal With A Colostomy

Georgia rates for HCPCS 44206

Removes a segment of the colon through several small incisions using a camera and long instruments, then brings the upstream end out through the abdominal wall as a colostomy and closes off the remaining downstream end. Stool collects in a bag rather than passing through the lower bowel. It is used when joining the bowel back together immediately would be unsafe, such as with infection, obstruction, or perforation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Colon Removal With A Colostomy cost?

$4,571

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,089 to $8,318.

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 $4,898 · 10th to 90th $933 to $11,482Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $4,365
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $2,138

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
$5,370.32
Typical High
$11,748.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$831.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,365.16
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 26.3 times more in Indiana than in Maine. 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.

Georgia· 17th of 50

$4,571

IN $18,197ME $692

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.