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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Arkansas 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $977 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$269$229 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$794 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,862Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $209 to $380
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $977professional $269

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
$416.87
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 32nd of 51

$275

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.