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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Nebraska 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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$275$240 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$2,188 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $372 to $13,490Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $214 to $676
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,802professional $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
$2,187.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$724.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 12th of 51

$355

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.