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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Massachusetts 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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$275$240 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$676 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $269 to $4,169Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $219 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,089professional $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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$478.63
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,677.35
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$575.44
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,677.35
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 24th of 51

$295

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.