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Keyhole Creation of a Small Bowel Stoma

North Dakota 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 October 2026.

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

$3,138

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,138 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,042 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,042$1,445 to $2,399
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$1,096 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,512Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,754
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,096professional $2,042

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,951.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 15.9 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Dakota· 31st of 51

$3,138

$2,042 physician + $1,096 facility

ME $27,116MD $1,710

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.