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Other Keyhole Intestinal Procedure

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,455 from a physician practice, and about $12,303 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 4 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$2,455$2,399 to $3,311
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12,303$8,511 to $20,893

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,303 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $28,184Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $7,943
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $12,303professional $2,455

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
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$28,183.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,943.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$41,686.94
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$15,135.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 15th 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.