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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Kentucky 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 Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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$257$209 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$1,288 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $295 to $9,120Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $166 to $339
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $257

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
$281.84
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$331.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$977.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 39th 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.