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Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma

California rates for HCPCS 44402

This is an endoscopic procedure performed through an existing surgical opening in the abdominal wall to place a stent within the colon, helping keep a narrowed or blocked section open. It is used when access through the existing opening allows the area to be reached and treated. Patients who already have this surgical opening from a prior procedure can have this part of their colon treated through that opening.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma cost?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 12 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$257 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$2,818 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $912 to $12,882Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,122
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,365professional $316

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
$1,698.24
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,548.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$707.95
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$7,079.46
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$660.69
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$363.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$588.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$26,915.35
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$676.08
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$575.44

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $912 · 1st of 51
CA $912WV $257

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.