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Colonoscopy Through a Stoma

North Carolina 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?

$372

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $229 to $617.

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 $372 · 10th to 90th $158 to $3,467Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $490 to $490
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $372professional $490

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,309.57
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$19,498.45
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $372 · 47th 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.