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Keyhole Creation Of A Small Bowel Opening

Kentucky 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?

$5,888

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,888 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,802 to $10,471.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $12,303
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,589.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $5,888 · 17th 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.