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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, 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 $2,692 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$263$229 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,413 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $603 to $8,318Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $214 to $417
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $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
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$346.74
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$912.01
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$363.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,230.27
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$575.44
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$446.68

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 44th 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.