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Colonoscopy Through a Stoma

Maine 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 October 2026.

How much does Colonoscopy Through a Stoma cost?

$1,141

Typical total for the visit. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,141 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $832 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$309$195 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$832$372 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,380Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $174 to $589
$200$500$1Kfacility $832professional $309

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$588.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$645.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$37.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$54.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$37.15

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Connecticut than in North 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

Maine· 33rd of 51

$1,141

$309 physician + $832 facility

CT $3,190ND $672

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.