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Endoscopic Stricture Dilation Through A Stoma

Maine 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 October 2026.

How much does Endoscopic Stricture Dilation Through A Stoma cost?

$1,727

Typical total for the visit. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,727 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $468 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$468$240 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$933 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,698Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,000
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,259professional $468

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,047.13
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,174.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,000.00
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$67.61
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$338.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$134.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$512.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$102.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$67.61

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Colorado than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Maine· 30th of 51

$1,727

$468 physician + $1,259 facility

CO $4,327MD $911

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.