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Keyhole Creation Of A Small Bowel Opening

South 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?

$8,511

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,511 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $912 to $18,197.

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 $8,710 · 10th to 90th $741 to $22,909Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $832 to $1,023
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $8,710professional $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
$758.58
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$37,153.52
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$19,498.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$26,915.35

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $8,511 · 7th 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.