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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

New Mexico 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $331 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$245$229 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$257 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $229 to $3,236Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $209 to $389
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $331professional $245

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
$323.59
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$331.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$512.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$489.78

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 51st of 51

$251

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.