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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Iowa 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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$339$240 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$741 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $389 to $6,761Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $214 to $1,072
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $339

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
$602.56
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$616.60
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$616.60
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$501.19

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$389

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.