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Colostomy With Tissue Samples From the Bowel

Georgia 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?

$1,288

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,202 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,202$1,023 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$1,585 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $891 to $9,333Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,089
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $1,202

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
$1,258.93
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,995.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 17th of 51

$1,288

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.