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Placement of a Colon Drainage Tube Through the Skin

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 49442

A procedure that places a tube directly into the colon through the skin of the abdomen, guided by real-time x-ray imaging and contrast dye to confirm correct placement. It is used to relieve severe constipation or bowel blockage by allowing stool and gas to drain, or to allow bowel irrigation, without requiring open surgery. The tube is inserted using imaging guidance rather than through an endoscope or surgical incision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placement of a Colon Drainage Tube Through the Skin cost?

$794

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 to $1,000.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $234 to $7,762Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $550

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
$234.42
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,778.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in California than in Michigan. 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.

Washington, DC· 20th of 51

$794

CA $1,096MI $417

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.