go back

Opening The Small Bowel To Explore Or Take A Sample

Maine rates for HCPCS 44020

Opens the small intestine through an incision in the abdomen so the surgeon can look inside it, take a tissue sample, or remove a swallowed or stuck object, then closes the opening. No length of bowel is removed and the ends are not rejoined. It is used when the area cannot be reached or dealt with using a swallowed telescope.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening The Small Bowel To Explore Or Take A Sample cost?

$12,882

Typical facility fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,882 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $15,849.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,882 · 10th to 90th $145 to $17,378
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $12,882

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
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$18,197.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. 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.

Maine· 1st of 50

$12,882

ME $12,882ND $955

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.