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 |  | With Health Insurance: Copay + 10%-50% Coinsurance |  | Without Health Insurance: $20,000-$60,000 |
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A colostomy is a surgical procedure that connects the colon to the abdominal wall so feces can collect in a bag outside the body. It typically is done due to cancer, infection or injury. It can be temporary or permanent.
Typical costs: |
- For patients covered by health insurance, out-of-pocket costs for a colostomy typically consist of doctor visit and prescription drug copays as well as coinsurance of 10%-50% for surgery. A colostomy typically is covered by health insurance.
- For patients not covered by health insurance, a colostomy typically costs from less than $20,000 to more than $60,000, depending on the geographic location, the hospital and the individual case. According to Vimo, a health cost comparison shopping tool affiliated with WebMD, the national average list price for a colostomy is $29,200. Wright Medical Center[1] in Iowa charges almost $28,400 total, including a doctor fee of almost $3,700, for a partial colectomy -- removal of a diseased portion of colon in which the colon is either reconnected, or a colostomy is created. And, according to Vimo, the list price for colostomy creation at Christiana Care Health Service in Delaware is $17,700, while at Sumter Regional Hospital, in Georgia, it is $36,800. At the University of Kansas Hospital it is $43,800 and at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, it is $62,600, according to Vimo.
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What should be included: |
- For a colostomy[2] , the patient typically is placed under general anesthesia. The surgeon usually removes a diseased part of the colon, then cuts a hole in the abdomen, to which the end of the large intestine is sutured. This creates an opening, called a stoma, through which stool can exit into a bag. After the operation, a hospital stay of four to 10 days typically is required.
- The National Institutes of Health offers an overview[3] of a colostomy. And the American Cancer Society has information on the types of colostomies[4] .
Additional costs: |
- Supplies such as colostomy bags, adhesive paste, skin barrier and odor control tablets are needed. This can cost about $100-$300 or more per month.
Discounts: |
- Many hospitals give discounts of up to 30% or more to uninsured/cash-paying patients. For example, Washington Hospital Healthcare System[5] in California offers a 35% discount.
- OstoGroup.org provides free colostomy supplies[6] to uninsured patients, who pay only shipping.
Shopping for a colostomy: |
- The American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons has a surgeon locator[7] .
- The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society offers a locator[8] for ostomy nurses, who help the patient care for and manage the colostomy.
- Companies such as Allegro Medical[9] and Edgepark Medical Supplies[10] offer colostomy products.
- The American Cancer Society offers a guide[11] to a colostomy with information on choosing a pouching system to collect the waste and ordering supplies.
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Material on this page is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Always consult your physician or pharmacist regarding medications or medical procedures.
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What People Are Paying - Recent Comments |
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| Amount: $0.00 not covered by insurance |
| Posted by: Ícaro in --, CA. | Posted: March 27th, 2021 05:03AM |
| Type of Colostomy: Reversion |
Hello, my name is Icaro and I live in Brasil. I would like to know how much colostomy reversal surgery costs on average in the United States. Thanks |
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| Posted by: Jonathan Rush in Michigan city, IN. | Posted: October 25th, 2020 02:10PM |
| Type of Colostomy: Lifetime |
Does Medicaid cover getting a colostomy surgery. I am paralyzed from the chest down. I have tried for 5 years in nursing homes to get on a bowl program, but have severe leakage problems. I constantly keep have bowl like as if someone took a hand full of paint and smear it there every 3 hours and it never stops. I want to go home and be discharged from nursing home I’m only 34 years old. I can do everything in my own believe it or not. I can transfer get dressed take care of my urine, but what I can’t do is go home and have to wear briefs for the rest of my life that cost a lot when your using 6-7 a day and having to do it yourself because home health is not there 24/7 and it’s one of the major reason why I ended up back here it made me so depressed s I wouldn’t eat because I didn’t want to go. The. I didn’t want to be in a brief. I do t deserve to have to live this life in here. All I need is a colostomy surgery and I can go home and even the doctor here and all the nurses agree. |
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| Posted by: C. in Augusta, ME. | Posted: August 6th, 2018 02:08PM |
| Type of Colostomy: Transverse and descending |
Total w/ nursing care after hospital was $250,000. In
rural Maine, MediCare. |
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| Posted by: JPS in San Francisco, CA. | Posted: July 25th, 2017 03:07PM |
| Type of Colostomy: Partial |
This seems staggeringly high |
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External Resources: |
- www.iowaspecialtyhospital.com/index.php?option=com_costestimator&Itemid=189
- www.bcm.edu/surgery/
- www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002942.htm
- www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/physicalsideeffects/ostomies/col...
- www.whhs.com/about/washington-hospital-discount-policy-for-uninsured/
- /www.ostogroup.org/sitemenu
- www.fascrs.org/patients/find_surgeon/
- www.wocn.org/?page=Nurse_Referral
- www.allegromedical.com/ostomy-supplies-c529.html
- www.edgepark.com/shopcatalog/category/ostomy-pouches/
- www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/002823-pdf.pdf
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