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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Missouri 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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$269$229 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$1,047 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $389 to $4,266Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $209 to $603
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $269

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
$812.83
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 18th of 51

$324

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.