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Colostomy With Tissue Samples From the Bowel

South Dakota 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?

$1,585

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 7 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$1,585$1,072 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$1,122 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $891 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,818
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $1,585

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
$1,000.00
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$7,244.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,630.27
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 9th of 51

$1,585

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.