Scope Through an Ostomy With Biopsy

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 44382

A scope is passed through an ileostomy opening on the abdominal wall into the small intestine, and one or more small tissue samples are taken from the lining. The samples go to a laboratory to look for inflammation, infection or other disease. It is usually done with light sedation or none at all, since the opening allows direct access.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Scope Through an Ostomy With Biopsy cost?

$2,388

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,388 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

15% physician fee85% 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 58 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	$347	$107 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$2,042	$479 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $112 to $7,079Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $72 to $724

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 $295.12 Median $2,511.89 Typical High $8,317.64	Facility	Global	$295.12	$2,511.89	$8,317.64
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 $120.23 Median $645.65 Typical High $1,621.81	Facility	Global	$120.23	$645.65	$1,621.81
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 9.9 times more in California than in South Dakota. 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 $4,111SD $415

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.