Freeing The Colon Bend Near The Spleen, Keyhole

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 44213

During keyhole bowel surgery, the sharp bend of the colon high on the left side of the abdomen near the spleen is cut free from its attachments. Releasing it lets the remaining bowel stretch down far enough to be joined without tension after part of the colon has been removed. It is billed in addition to the main bowel operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Freeing The Colon Bend Near The Spleen, Keyhole cost?

$4,414

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,414 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

6% physician fee94% 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 54 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	$245	$178 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$4,169	$1,000 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $240 to $13,183Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $155 to $759

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 $616.60 Median $4,466.84 Typical High $12,022.64	Facility	Global	$616.60	$4,466.84	$12,022.64
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,884.03 Median $6,760.83 Typical High $16,595.87	Facility	Global	$2,884.03	$6,760.83	$16,595.87
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $295.12 Median $588.84 Typical High $2,691.53	Facility	Global	$295.12	$588.84	$2,691.53
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier AS · PA/NP assist Typical Low $29.51 Median $29.51 Typical High $29.51	Facility	AS · PA/NP assist	$29.51	$29.51	$29.51
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $478.63 Median $2,818.38 Typical High $9,549.93	Facility	Global	$478.63	$2,818.38	$9,549.93

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 22.2 times more in Wisconsin than in Virginia. 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

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WI $11,871VA $535

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.