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Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma

Nebraska 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?

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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$589$457 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$1,096 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $759 to $8,913Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,905
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $589

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
$1,548.82
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$812.83
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$11,481.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$707.95
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
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 4th of 51

$617

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.