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Keyhole Removal of a Segment of Small Intestine

North Dakota 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?

$5,389

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,389 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,570 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,570$1,738 to $3,020
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,349 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $4,571Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $3,467
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $2,570

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,691.53
4 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
$630.96
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 29th of 51

$5,389

$2,570 physician + $2,818 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.