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Colostomy With Tissue Samples From the Bowel

Iowa 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?

$2,188

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,188 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,188$1,413 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,175 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,607Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $3,162
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $2,188

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
$1,621.81
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,754.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,244.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,754.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,691.53
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,398.83
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
$457.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$2,188

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.