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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Florida 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 Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 8 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$251$224 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$1,698 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $661 to $10,715Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $200 to $407
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,388professional $251

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
$645.65
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,244.36
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$457.09
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$229.09

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 37th 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.