Examination Of The Ileum Through A Stoma

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 44380

An examination of the last part of the small intestine through a stoma — an opening in the abdominal wall where the bowel has been brought to the surface. A flexible lighted tube is passed through the stoma so the doctor can inspect the lining for inflammation, bleeding or narrowing. Taking tissue samples or treating what is found is charged separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Examination Of The Ileum Through A Stoma cost?

$2,318

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,318 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $229 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

10% physician fee90% facility fee

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 60 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$229	$85.11 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$2,089	$347 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $87 to $7,244Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $58 to $525

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $194.98 Median $2,691.53 Typical High $8,511.38	Facility	Global	$194.98	$2,691.53	$8,511.38
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,348.96 Median $3,548.13 Typical High $9,120.11	Facility	Global	$1,348.96	$3,548.13	$9,120.11
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $93.33 Median $588.84 Typical High $1,659.59	Facility	Global	$93.33	$588.84	$1,659.59
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $602.56 Median $2,290.87 Typical High $5,754.40	Facility	Global	$602.56	$2,290.87	$5,754.40

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 12.8 times more in California than in North Carolina. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

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CA $3,997NC $311

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.