CPT 44388

Digestive/Gastrointestinal

Current code50 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Medicaid managed care: Rate for an Apple Health managed-care plan. Applies only to members of that plan.

Prices for CPT 44388 by hospital
HospitalMedicaid managed care rates (lowest – highest)Cash priceList price (before discounts)
BHC Fairfax HospitalKirkland—$642$642
Cascade Valley HospitalArlington$985 – $1,2474 plans$998$1,247
Coulee Medical CenterGrand Coulee—$1,791$1,990
EvergreenHealth Medical CenterKirkland—$2,635$3,294
EvergreenHealth MonroeMonroe$1,0001 plan$2,408$3,010
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$3,466$4,951
Island HospitalAnacortes$684 – $7423 plans$370$370
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01—$201 – $574Doctor’s fee: $373 – $574$309 – $883Doctor’s fee: $574 – $883
Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevueFile dated 2026-04-01—$899$1,797
Providence Mount Carmel HospitalColvilleFile dated 2026-04-01—$341$487
Providence St Joseph HospitalChewelahFile dated 2026-04-01—$341$487
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle$1,704 – $2,15512 plans$6,628$6,628
Skagit Valley HospitalMount Vernon$7681 plan$3,284$4,105
Three Rivers HospitalBrewsterDoctor’s fee: $1,054Doctor’s fee: $1,505Doctor’s fee: $1,505
Trios HealthKennewick——$43,127
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$2,571$3,673
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle—$1,456$2,855

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County)
$413 in an office; $152 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington
$365 in an office; $141 in a hospital or surgery center
Hospital outpatient payment (national)
$950 (APC 5311)
Surgery center payment (national)
$510

How hospitals also write this code

Some price files write it differently. These are counted as CPT 44388:

  • 44388P (with a letter after it, P; 2 price lines)
  • 44388T (with a letter after it, T; 1 price line)