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Other Keyhole Intestinal Procedure

Missouri 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?

$3,162

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 5 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$1,995$1,445 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$3,162 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $661 to $3,311
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $1,995

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
$2,398.83
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$22,908.68
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$11,220.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 20th of 51

$3,162

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.