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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Nevada 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$263$224 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$1,514 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $240 to $4,467Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $209 to $389
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $263

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
$239.88
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$199.53
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 38th of 51

$269

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.