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Keyhole Creation Of A Small Bowel Opening

Nebraska 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?

$7,943

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,905 to $12,589.

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 $8,128 · 10th to 90th $955 to $15,136Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $2,042
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $8,128professional $1,445

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
$7,079.46
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$24,547.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,000.00

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $7,943 · 9th 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.