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Repair of a Hole in the Colon With Colostomy

Kentucky 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?

$4,467

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $8,511.

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 $4,467 · 10th to 90th $851 to $11,220
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,467

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
$851.14
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$28,183.83

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 15th of 50

$4,467

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.