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Small Intestine Surgery for a Birth Defect

South 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?

$5,012

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,012 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,370 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5,370$3,548 to $5,888
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$759 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $759 to $4,169Professionalmedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $6,607
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,202professional $5,370

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
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$17,782.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 5th of 51

$5,012

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.