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Other Keyhole Intestinal Procedure

California rates for HCPCS 44238

Covers a keyhole operation on the intestine that does not match any of the standard named intestinal procedures. The surgeon works with a camera and long instruments through small abdominal incisions. Because it is an unusual or newly developed operation, the surgeon submits a report describing exactly what was done so it can be reviewed and priced.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Other Keyhole Intestinal Procedure cost?

$3,090

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 from a physician practice, and about $9,120 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,344$1,000 to $3,090
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,120$5,888 to $13,804

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $18,621Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $977 to $4,571
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $9,120professional $2,344

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$22,387.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$13,489.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,235.94
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$13,489.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57

Where California sits

The same service costs 28.8 times more in Indiana than in South Dakota. 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.

California· 21st of 51

$3,090

IN $14,454SD $501

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.