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Repair of a Hole in the Colon With Colostomy

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 44605

Stitches closed a hole, tear, or rupture in the large intestine and brings the bowel out to the skin as a colostomy, so stool is diverted while the repair heals. It is used after injury, a burst pouch in the bowel wall, or a perforation from ulceration. The colostomy can usually be closed at a later operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair of a Hole in the Colon With Colostomy cost?

$2,138

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,514 to $4,074.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $2,884
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $1,318

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
$1,513.56
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Maine than in Mississippi. 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.

Washington, DC· 31st of 50

$2,138

ME $13,183MS $1,202

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.