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Keyhole Creation of a Small Bowel Stoma

Texas 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?

$2,630

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,349 to $4,571.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $8,511
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,630

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
$1,000.00
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,606.93
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,760.83
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,454.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Texas 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.

Texas $2,630 · 27th 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.