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Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma

Delaware 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 3 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$269$257 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$417 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $269 to $7,244Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $257 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $269

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Delaware· 49th of 51

$269

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.