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Keyhole Removal of a Segment of Small Intestine

Maryland 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?

$1,479

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,349 to $1,622.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $525 to $5,754Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $1,995
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $1,479

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,621.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,137.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,570.40
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,737.80
6 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
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Maryland· 38th of 51

$1,479

AK $4,786TX $933

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.