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Colon Scope Decompression Through Stoma

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $513 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$263$234 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$275 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $245 to $5,888Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $219 to $468
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $513professional $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
$263.03
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$3,162.28
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 33rd 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.