go back

Continent Ileostomy With An Internal Pouch

Virginia 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?

$1,549

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,549$1,380 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$2,042 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $12,303Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $1,862
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $1,549

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
$5,495.41
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$14,125.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,041.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,862.09
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,456.54
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,344.23
6 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
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 33rd of 51

$1,549

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.