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Placement Of A Long Intestinal Tube

Colorado rates for HCPCS 44500

Passes a long flexible tube through the nose down into the small intestine, well beyond the stomach. It is used to drain and decompress the bowel when it is blocked or not moving, letting trapped fluid and gas out. The tube advances along the gut and is left in place while the bowel settles.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placement Of A Long Intestinal Tube cost?

$2,692

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $39.81 to $4,786.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $22 to $6,607Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $16 to $138
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $23

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
$19.05
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$48.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$138.04
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 309.0 times more in New Jersey than in West Virginia. 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.

Colorado· 10th of 50

$2,692

NJ $6,026WV $19.50

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.