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Small Intestine Surgery for a Birth Defect

North Dakota 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?

$4,571

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,571 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,571$3,236 to $5,370
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$1,288 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $759 to $3,388Professionalmedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $6,166
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $4,571

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,165.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,786.30
3 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
$1,096.48
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$436.52

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$4,571

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.