Keyhole Removal of an Extra Bowel Segment

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 44203

Removes a further segment of small intestine and joins the healthy ends together, during the same keyhole operation in which one segment has already been taken out. The surgeon works through small abdominal incisions using a camera and long instruments. It is billed in addition to the main procedure for each extra segment removed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Removal of an Extra Bowel Segment cost?

$4,783

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,783 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $316 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

7% physician fee93% facility fee

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 52 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$316	$229 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$4,467	$617 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $282 to $14,791Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $200 to $977

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $309.03 Median $4,786.30 Typical High $12,589.25	Facility	Global	$309.03	$4,786.30	$12,589.25
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,311.31 Median $7,413.10 Typical High $20,892.96	Facility	Global	$3,311.31	$7,413.10	$20,892.96
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $331.13 Median $602.56 Typical High $2,290.87	Facility	Global	$331.13	$602.56	$2,290.87
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,698.24 Median $5,495.41 Typical High $13,803.84	Facility	Global	$1,698.24	$5,495.41	$13,803.84

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 16.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

WI $11,994VA $745

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.