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Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma

West 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $257 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$257$251 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$257 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,413Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $240 to $380
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $257professional $257

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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$331.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$331.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09

Where West 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.

West Virginia $257 · 51st 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.