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Small Intestine Surgery for a Birth Defect

Connecticut 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 July 2026.

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

$2,884

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $7,413 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 5 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$2,884$2,399 to $4,074
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,413$4,898 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $13,490Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $6,166
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,413professional $2,884

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
$4,570.88
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,495.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,244.36
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. 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.

Connecticut· 27th of 51

$2,884

MN $5,623KY $2,455

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.