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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 October 2026.

How much does Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma cost?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$331$282 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$776 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $447 to $5,129Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,096
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,445professional $331

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,511.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$15,488.17
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$616.60
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$28.84

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Missouri· 29th of 51

$331

AK $1,047FL $245

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.