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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

South Dakota 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $457 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 7 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$372$229 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$275 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $219 to $4,365Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $204 to $661
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $457professional $372

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$562.34
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 9th of 51

$372

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.