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Keyhole Removal of a Segment of Small Intestine

North Carolina 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?

$4,530

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,530 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,239 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$2,239$1,820 to $3,162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,230 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $724 to $16,218Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $3,981
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,291professional $2,239

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
$1,348.96
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,089.30
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,570.40
11 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
$676.08
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 36th of 51

$4,530

$2,239 physician + $2,291 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.