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Colostomy With Tissue Samples From the Bowel

Ohio 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 negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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 8 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$1,047$912 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$2,884 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $832 to $1,549
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $1,047

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
$1,122.02
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,513.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,230.27
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,089.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 44th 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.