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Small Intestine Surgery for a Birth Defect

Illinois 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 Illinois, 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 $3,236 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 6 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$3,236$1,862 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $9,772Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $6,310
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,236professional $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
$1,148.15
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$56,234.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,495.41
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,481.54
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,630.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 26th 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.