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Continent Ileostomy With An Internal Pouch

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 44316

The end of the small intestine is folded into a reservoir inside the abdomen, and a one-way valve is built where it reaches the skin. Waste collects in the internal pouch and is emptied several times a day by passing a small tube through the opening, so no external bag is worn.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Continent Ileostomy With An Internal Pouch cost?

$2,630

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,630 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,630$1,905 to $3,090
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$1,288 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,399Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $3,548
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $2,630

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,754.23
3 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
$630.96
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$251.19

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$2,630

AK $4,898TX $933

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.