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Other Keyhole Intestinal Procedure

Kentucky 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?

$3,311

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,512 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 6 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$2,512$1,862 to $2,818
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$3,311 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $9,550Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $933 to $5,248
$0.1$1$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $4,074professional $2,512

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
$851.14
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60,255.96
Median
$81,283.05
Typical High
$107,151.93
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60,255.96
Median
$72,443.60
Typical High
$87,096.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,471.29

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 16th of 51

$3,311

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.