Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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Laparoscopy Surg Colostomy/Skn Lvl Cecostomy
Utica, NY
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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $556 is 83% below the median hospital's median price ($3.3k), higher than 2% of the 1,396 hospitals reporting CPT 44188. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 10 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $283 | $283 | — | — | — | $283 – $283 |
| 2 | Humana humana military percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $485 | $485 | — | — | — | $485 – $485 |
| 3 | Tricare humana military percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $485 | $485 | — | — | — | $485 – $485 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $540 | $540 | — | — | — | $540 – $540 |
| 5 | Medicare medicare fee schedule · both | $540 | $540 | — | — | — | $540 – $540 |
| 6 | WellCare wellcare fee schedule · both | $556 | $556 | — | — | — | $556 – $556 |
| 7 | Humana choicecare fee schedule · both | $560 | $560 | — | — | — | $560 – $560 |
| 8 | Humana humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $560 | $560 | — | — | — | $560 – $560 |
| 9 | Cigna mvp hmo/ppo fee schedule · both | $790 | $790 | — | — | — | $790 – $790 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs federal fee schedule · both | $809 | $809 | — | — | — | $809 – $809 |
Last updated: Aug 7, 2026
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