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Keyhole Creation of a Small Bowel Stoma

Louisiana 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?

$2,291

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,318 to $3,715.

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 $2,291 · 10th to 90th $759 to $5,754
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $2,291

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
$794.33
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$12,022.64
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $2,291 · 32nd 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.