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Keyhole Removal of a Segment of Small Intestine

Colorado rates for HCPCS 44202

Through small abdominal incisions and a camera, a diseased length of small intestine is cut out and the two healthy ends are joined back together. It is used for conditions such as Crohn's disease, a blockage, a growth, or bowel damaged by injury or poor blood supply. One segment is removed and a single join is made.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Keyhole Removal of a Segment of Small Intestine cost?

$12,095

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,095 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,862 to the doctor who performs it, and $10,233 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,862$1,549 to $2,291
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$10,233$4,677 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $17,783Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $2,818
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,233professional $1,862

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,187.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,454.71
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,818.38
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,691.53
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,754.23
9 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,348.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 8.5 times more in Maine than in Delaware. 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

Colorado· 4th of 51

$12,095

$1,862 physician + $10,233 facility

ME $28,081DE $3,299

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.