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Colostomy With Tissue Samples From the Bowel

South 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?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $912 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$1,047$912 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$603 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $457 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $110 to $1,549
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $912professional $1,047

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
$1,174.90
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,288.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,621.81
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
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 39th of 51

$1,047

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.