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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Alaska rates for HCPCS 44408

A procedure in which a scope is passed through a surgically created opening (stoma) into the colon to relieve dangerous over-expansion of the bowel, from causes such as twisting (volvulus) or severe widening (megacolon). Placement of a decompression tube, when performed, is included.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma cost?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $347 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 6 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$589$234 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$269 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,259Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,318
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $347professional $589

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
$776.25
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$741.31
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$933.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,348.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$933.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$954.99

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in California than in New Mexico. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$537

CA $955NM $251

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.