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Repair of a Hole in the Colon With Colostomy

Washington 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?

$2,512

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,778 to $3,162.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $6,457
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,512

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
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$18,620.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,467.37
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,570.40
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Washington 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· 26th of 50

$2,512

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.