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Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma

Virginia 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $447 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 8 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$302$257 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$309 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $275 to $7,079Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $245 to $525
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $447professional $302

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
$302.00
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$501.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,148.15
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $302 · 38th 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.