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Colonoscopy Through a Stoma

Ohio 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?

$1,028

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,028 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $759 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$269$162 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$759$490 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $347 to $4,074Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $151 to $447
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $759professional $269

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$151.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,467.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$616.60
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$446.68
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$512.86
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$316.23
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$407.38
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
5 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
$75.86
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
33 · Preventive service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 43rd of 51

$1,028

$269 physician + $759 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.