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Small Intestine Surgery for a Birth Defect

New Hampshire 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?

$3,981

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,981 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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$3,981$2,951 to $5,129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$891 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $776 to $16,218Professionalmedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $6,166
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,631professional $3,981

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
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,548.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,456.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,884.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,606.93
6 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
$1,174.90
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 12th of 51

$3,981

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.