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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 July 2026.

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

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $447 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$355$251 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$398 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $288 to $631Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $240 to $708
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $447professional $355

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$776.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$549.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$549.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$660.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$562.34

Where Montana 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.

Montana $363 · 18th 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.