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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Louisiana 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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$275$229 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$912 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $479 to $3,467Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $214 to $447
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $275

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
$478.63
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$371.54
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$457.09

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 17th of 51

$331

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.