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Colostomy With Tissue Samples From the Bowel

New York 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?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,202 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 9 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$977 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$2,630 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $11,482Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,951
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $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
$1,174.90
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,995.26
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,344.23
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$9,332.54
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,388.44
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where New York 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.

New York· 16th of 51

$1,349

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.