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Keyhole Creation Of A Small Bowel Opening

Utah 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?

$3,162

Typical facility fee. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $955 to $6,457.

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 $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $10,000Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,549
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,571professional $955

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
$851.14
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,000.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$17,378.01
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$15,135.61

Where Utah 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.

Utah $3,162 · 32nd 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.