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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

North Dakota 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $234 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$437$275 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$234 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $214 to $8,511Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $214 to $589
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $234professional $437

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
$213.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 4th of 51

$437

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.