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Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma

Pennsylvania 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 9 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$269$257 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,585 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $617 to $8,318Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $240 to $447
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,692professional $269

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
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$8,317.64
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$407.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,230.27
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$645.65
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $295 · 41st 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.