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Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma

South 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $537 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 7 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$417$257 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$331 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $251 to $4,365Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $234 to $741
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $537professional $417

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84

Where South 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.

South Dakota $417 · 9th 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.