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Small Intestine Surgery for a Birth Defect

Idaho 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?

$4,266

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,266 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,266$3,548 to $4,898
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$676 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $550 to $9,772Professionalmedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $7,079
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $4,266

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$11,220.18
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,073.80
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,000.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,079.46
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,677.35
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,238.72
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,248.07
27 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
$1,380.38
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$660.69
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 10th of 51

$4,266

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.