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Continent Ileostomy With An Internal Pouch

South Carolina 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?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $912 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,380$1,230 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$603 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $457 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $214 to $2,089
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $912professional $1,380

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,737.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,398.83
11 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
$691.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 42nd of 51

$1,380

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.