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Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma

Missouri 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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$295$257 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$1,096 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $417 to $4,786Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $240 to $676
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,660professional $295

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
$812.83
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $372 · 17th 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.