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Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma

Colorado 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 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 7 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$288$257 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$1,202 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $295 to $17,378Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $240 to $501
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $6,026professional $288

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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$19,498.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$489.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$562.34

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $339 · 24th 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.