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Colostomy With Tissue Samples From the Bowel

New Hampshire 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?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,698 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,698$1,202 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$891 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $776 to $16,218Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,630
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,631professional $1,698

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
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,630.27
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,884.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,754.23
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
$489.78
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$194.98
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
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$97.72
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

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 12th of 51

$1,698

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.