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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Utah 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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$295$240 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$2,239 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $269 to $4,571Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $229 to $676
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $295

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
$269.15
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$478.63
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$316.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$467.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$426.58

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 21st of 51

$316

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.