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Endoscopic Stricture Dilation Through A Stoma

Iowa rates for HCPCS 44405

This procedure uses a flexible scope inserted through an existing surgical opening in the abdomen to reach a narrowed segment of large intestine and widen it using a balloon, relieving a blockage caused by the narrowing. It treats the stricture without requiring a new open surgical incision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Endoscopic Stricture Dilation Through A Stoma cost?

$2,840

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,840 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$550$269 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$832 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $302 to $6,761Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,445
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,291professional $550

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
$933.25
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,513.56
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$4,073.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,584.89
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,348.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeIowa $2,840 · 19th of 50
IN $6,602WV $812

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.