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Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma

Montana 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$407$282 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$389 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $389 to $7,762Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $79 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $398professional $407

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$446.68
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$12,882.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
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
$123.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 18th of 51

$407

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.