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Partial Removal of the Colon With Rejoining

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 44140

Removes a diseased segment of the large intestine and joins the two healthy ends back together so waste keeps passing the normal way. It is carried out through an incision in the abdomen and is used for problems such as cancer, diverticular disease or a blockage. No external bag is created.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Partial Removal of the Colon With Rejoining cost?

$6,042

Typical total for the visit. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,042 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,951 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,951$2,344 to $3,090
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$676 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $537 to $12,303Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $7,943
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $2,951

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
$1,202.26
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,090.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$19,952.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,981.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,467.37
7 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
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in Maine 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Nebraska· 9th of 51

$6,042

$2,951 physician + $3,090 facility

ME $17,587TX $1,842

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.