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Keyhole Creation Of A Small Bowel Opening

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 44186

Uses a camera and instruments passed through small abdominal incisions to bring a loop of the small intestine up and create an opening for a tube through the abdominal wall. The tube allows feeding directly into the intestine, or lets pressure out when the gut above is blocked. The abdomen is not opened with a large incision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Creation Of A Small Bowel Opening cost?

$2,344

Typical facility fee. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,479 to $5,248.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $776 to $7,244
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,344

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 28.2 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $2,344 · 35th of 50
IN $18,197ND $646

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.