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Keyhole Creation of a Small Bowel Stoma

Maryland 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?

$1,122

Typical facility fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $794 to $1,288.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,096Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,660
$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $437professional $1,175

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $1,122 · 48th 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.