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Other Keyhole Intestinal Procedure

New York 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?

$5,370

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,370 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,188 from a physician practice, and about $7,413 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 7 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$2,188$977 to $2,951
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,413$5,129 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $15,488Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $525 to $4,677
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,413professional $2,188

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
$2,187.76
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$15,488.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,677.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$12,302.69
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,054.61
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$19,054.61
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57

Where New York 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.

New York· 6th of 51

$5,370

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.