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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Arizona 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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 5 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$263$229 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,047 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $288 to $5,623Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $209 to $468
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $263

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
$1,047.13
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$457.09

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 42nd of 51

$269

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.