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Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma

North Dakota 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $263 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$501$309 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$263 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $240 to $8,511Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $240 to $661
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $263professional $501

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
$263.03
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $490 · 4th 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.