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Colostomy With Tissue Samples From the Bowel

North Carolina 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?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $871 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$1,549$1,318 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$603 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $398 to $6,761Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,692
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $871professional $1,549

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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,230.27
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
11 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
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$204.17

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 15th of 51

$1,514

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.