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Other Keyhole Intestinal Procedure

Mississippi 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?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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$1,514$39.81 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,318 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $891 to $9,550Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $21 to $1,820
$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $1,514

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
$758.58
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 45th of 51

$1,820

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.