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Small Intestine Surgery for a Birth Defect

Minnesota 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?

$4,786

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,786 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,786$3,715 to $6,607
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$2,188 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $14,454Professionalmedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $9,120
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $4,786

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
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$26,915.35
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,332.54
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,549.93
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,317.64
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,912.51
7 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 7th of 51

$4,786

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.