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Keyhole Creation Of A Small Bowel Opening

Colorado 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?

$7,586

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,586 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $13,804.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $776 to $21,380Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $617 to $2,692
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $7,586professional $891

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$27,542.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,801.89
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$20,417.38

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $7,586 · 10th 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.