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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Colorado 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 7 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 $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,202 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $263 to $7,079Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $219 to $447
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,096.48
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$436.52
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 25th of 51

$295

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.