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Colostomy With Tissue Samples From the Bowel

Alaska rates for HCPCS 44322

Open surgery that brings a portion of the large bowel out through the abdominal wall so stool empties into a pouch on the skin, while tissue samples are taken from several points along the bowel during the same operation. The samples are examined under a microscope to work out which stretch of bowel is not working normally.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Colostomy With Tissue Samples From the Bowel cost?

$3,548

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,311 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 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$3,311$1,479 to $4,074
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$1,820 to $16,596

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $251,189Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $5,129
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $5,129professional $3,311

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
$5,128.61
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,019.95
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,413.10
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,165.95
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$251,188.64
Typical High
$346,736.85
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,025.60
12 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
$489.78
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.9 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$3,548

AK $3,548TX $724

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.