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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

New York 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 9 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$282$229 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$1,820 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $389 to $7,413Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $209 to $724
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $282

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
$338.84
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$436.52
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$851.14
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$776.25
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$3,311.31
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$302.00
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78

Where New York 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 York· 16th of 51

$331

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.