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Other Keyhole Intestinal Procedure

Michigan 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?

$2,344

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 from a physician practice, and about $6,166 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 3 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$1,000$933 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,166$4,898 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $4,898 to $10,471Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $525 to $2,884
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,166professional $1,000

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
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,884.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 42nd of 51

$2,344

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.