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Colostomy With Tissue Samples From the Bowel

Oregon 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?

$1,778

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$1,820$1,349 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$1,230 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,399Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,754
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $1,820

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
$398.11
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,630.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,454.71
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,344.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,511.89
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,995.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,344.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 6th of 51

$1,778

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.