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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Illinois 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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 6 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 $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$813 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $447 to $5,623Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $219 to $617
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $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
$436.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,380.38
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$316.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 23rd of 51

$309

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.