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Small Intestine Surgery for a Birth Defect

South Carolina 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?

$2,344

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 from a physician practice, and about $912 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$2,344$1,778 to $2,818
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$603 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $457 to $8,318Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $257 to $3,467
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $912professional $2,344

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
$2,884.03
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,019.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
11 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
$1,202.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 44th of 51

$2,344

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.