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Small Intestine Surgery for a Birth Defect

Colorado rates for HCPCS 44126

A surgery, usually performed in a newborn or infant, that removes a segment of small intestine that failed to properly form a passageway during development and reconnects the healthy ends together. This version treats a single affected area and does not include narrowing the wider segment of bowel above the defect to help it function better. It is used to restore a continuous, working intestinal passage in infants born with this type of intestinal blockage.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Small Intestine Surgery for a Birth Defect cost?

$3,311

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,236 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,236$2,754 to $4,074
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,457$2,884 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $12,589Professionalmedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $4,898
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,457professional $3,236

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,011.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,786.30
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,011.87
9 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,511.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 21.4 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 20th of 51

$3,311

AK $8,318TX $389

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.