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Other Keyhole Intestinal Procedure

Montana 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 Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 from a physician practice, and about $16,596 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$2,344$1,000 to $2,630
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16,596$15,849 to $75,858

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16,596 · 10th to 90th $7,244 to $89,125Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $933 to $3,311
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $16,596professional $2,344

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 41st 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.