Small Bowel Transplant From A Living Donor

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 44136

Places a length of small intestine donated by a living person into someone whose own intestine has failed. The transplanted bowel is joined to the recipient's remaining digestive tract and to blood vessels in the abdomen, and anti-rejection medicines are taken afterwards so the body accepts it. It is considered when a person cannot absorb enough nutrition to survive without being fed into a vein.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Small Bowel Transplant From A Living Donor cost?

$3,162

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,162 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 47 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$3,162	$3,162 to $3,162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$6,457	$3,162 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $15,136Professionalmedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $5,888

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,621.81 Median $4,677.35 Typical High $12,022.64	Facility	Global	$1,621.81	$4,677.35	$12,022.64
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $3,162.28 Median $3,162.28 Typical High $7,585.78	Professional	Global	$3,162.28	$3,162.28	$7,585.78
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,388.44 Median $9,120.11 Typical High $16,982.44	Facility	Global	$3,388.44	$9,120.11	$16,982.44
BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1,096.48 Median $2,630.27 Typical High $4,168.69	Professional	Global	$1,096.48	$2,630.27	$4,168.69
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $575.44 Median $2,884.03 Typical High $9,549.93	Facility	Global	$575.44	$2,884.03	$9,549.93
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $2,818.38 Median $77,624.71 Typical High $77,624.71	Professional	Global	$2,818.38	$77,624.71	$77,624.71

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 2.1 times more in California than in Kansas. 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.

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CA $6,607KS $3,162

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.