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Keyhole Creation of a Small Bowel Stoma

Nebraska 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?

$7,244

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,630 to $10,000.

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 $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $14,454Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $3,388
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $7,943professional $2,512

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$18,197.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,715.35
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
$2,041.74
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $7,244 · 7th 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.