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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Montana 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $398 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$224 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$355 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $257 to $525Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $209 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $398professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$691.83
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$489.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$489.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 14th of 51

$339

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.