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Colostomy With Tissue Samples From the Bowel

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

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

$1,148

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,023 to $1,202.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,479
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $1,122

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
$1,202.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,202.26
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,818.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 33rd of 51

$1,148

CA $2,399KY $1,000

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.