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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Oregon 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $447 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 8 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$427$309 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$309 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $229 to $912Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $229 to $646
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $447professional $427

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
$575.44
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$602.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$512.86
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$537.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$588.84
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$562.34
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$630.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,715.35
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$645.65

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 5th of 51

$427

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.