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Colonoscopy Through a Stoma

California rates for HCPCS 44388

Examines the large bowel with a flexible camera passed through a stoma — the opening on the abdomen where the bowel has been brought out to the skin — rather than through the back passage. The lining is inspected along the length reached, and washings or brushings may be collected. It is the plain diagnostic look; removing tissue or treating something found is a separate service.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Colonoscopy Through a Stoma cost?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $603 to $5,370.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $347 to $12,023Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $141 to $661
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,715professional $331

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
$616.60
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$457.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,882.50
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,412.54
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$19,498.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where California sits

The same service costs 14.8 times more in New Jersey than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $3,236 · 4th of 51
NJ $4,571WV $309

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.