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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Idaho 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $617 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$316$269 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$316 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $240 to $4,467Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $234 to $513
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $617professional $316

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$446.68
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$190.55
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,019.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$2,290.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$457.09

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 20th of 51

$316

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.