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Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma

Massachusetts 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 8 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$257 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,000 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $257 to $5,129Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $240 to $676
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,239professional $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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$478.63
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$10,715.19
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$10,715.19
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$758.58

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $331 · 26th 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.