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Keyhole Creation Of A Small Bowel Opening

North Carolina 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?

$1,023

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $741 to $3,981.

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 $1,023 · 10th to 90th $646 to $11,482Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $1,023
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,023professional $1,023

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
$1,000.00
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$35,481.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$23,442.29
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 28.2 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

North Carolina· 43rd of 50

$1,023

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.