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Keyhole Removal Of Part Of The Colon

Vermont rates for HCPCS 44204

Keyhole surgery to remove a diseased segment of the large intestine, using a camera and instruments passed through several small cuts in the abdomen. After the segment is taken out, the two remaining ends of bowel are joined back together so waste passes normally. No external bag is created.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Keyhole Removal Of Part Of The Colon cost?

$8,595

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,595 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,138 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,457 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$2,138$1,950 to $2,570
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,457$6,457 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $6,457Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $3,020
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $6,457professional $2,138

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
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 9.0 times more in Maine 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Vermont· 13th of 51

$8,595

$2,138 physician + $6,457 facility

ME $27,654TX $3,070

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.