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Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma

Rhode Island 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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 4 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$331$282 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$1,820 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $832 to $5,495Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $240 to $389
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,467professional $331

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$537.03

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $331 · 25th 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.