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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Kansas 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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 5 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$245 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,000 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $324 to $7,586Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $229 to $398
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $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
$1,174.90
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 10th of 51

$363

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.