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Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma

Georgia 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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$309$263 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$2,138 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $813 to $9,550Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $251 to $550
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,631professional $309

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
$1,445.44
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$562.34

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $380 · 14th 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.