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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

New Jersey 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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$269$224 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$4,266 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $10,471Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $204 to $661
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,623professional $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
$2,754.23
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$602.56
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,677.35
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 31st of 51

$275

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.