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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Delaware 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 3 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$257$234 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$417 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $240 to $7,244Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $224 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $257

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 50th of 51

$257

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.