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Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma

Minnesota 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?

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 6 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$589$407 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$692 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $309 to $17,378Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $263 to $933
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,000professional $589

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
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$26,915.35
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$891.25

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $617 · 2nd 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.