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Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma

Mississippi 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $912 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 5 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$324$257 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$490 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $302 to $3,090Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $240 to $741
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $912professional $324

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
$758.58
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$691.83

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $363 · 20th 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.