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Colonoscopy Through a Stoma

Vermont 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?

$1,639

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,639 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $380 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$380$263 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$1,148 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $309 to $2,951Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $204 to $550
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,259professional $380

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$549.54
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$602.56
4 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
$89.13
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$40.74

Where Vermont 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

Vermont· 13th of 51

$1,639

$380 physician + $1,259 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.