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Keyhole Creation of a Small Bowel Stoma

Iowa rates for HCPCS 44187

Brings a loop or end of the small intestine out through the abdominal wall to form a stoma, so waste empties into a bag on the skin instead of traveling through the rest of the bowel. It is done with keyhole surgery through several small incisions using a camera and long instruments. It may be temporary, to rest bowel further along, or permanent.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Creation of a Small Bowel Stoma cost?

$3,311

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,820 to $5,012.

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 $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $7,943Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $3,890
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,631professional $2,455

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
$1,819.70
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $3,311 · 23rd of 50
ME $21,878ND $1,096

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.