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Colostomy With Tissue Samples From the Bowel

Maryland 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?

$1,072

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $977 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,096Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $851 to $1,549
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $437professional $1,072

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,995.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,089.30
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 46th of 51

$1,072

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.