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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Michigan 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 Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 7 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$263$224 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$2,042 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $295 to $4,898Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $209 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $263

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
$295.12
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$316.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$691.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$338.84
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 35th 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.