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Washout Of The Colon During Surgery

Washington rates for HCPCS 44701

Flushing the large bowel clean from the inside during an operation, before the cut ends are joined back together. Fluid is run through a tube placed into the bowel so stool is washed out and the join can be made on a clean surface. It is done in addition to the main bowel operation, most often in an emergency where there was no chance to empty the bowel beforehand.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Washout Of The Colon During Surgery cost?

$555

Typical total for the visit. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $555 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $224 to the doctor who performs it, and $331 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$224$170 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$331$240 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $200 to $6,457Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $151 to $468
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $331professional $224

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
$223.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$18,620.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$478.63
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$75.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$331.13
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$478.63
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$446.68
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$302.00

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 27.7 times more in Nebraska than in Maryland. 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

Washington· 38th of 50

$555

$224 physician + $331 facility

NE $8,143MD $294

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.