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Colonoscopy Through a Stoma

West Virginia 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?

$309

Typical facility fee. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 to $457.

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 $309 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,413
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $309

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
$154.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$151.36
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $309 · 51st 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.