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Colonoscopy Through a Stoma

Louisiana 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?

$1,288

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $832 to $2,630.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $417 to $3,467
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,288

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
$407.38
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,238.72
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $1,288 · 24th 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.