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Other Keyhole Intestinal Procedure

Texas 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?

$3,890

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,138 from a physician practice, and about $5,495 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 9 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$2,138$1,000 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$3,467 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $12,882Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $537 to $4,677
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,495professional $2,138

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
$1,513.56
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$15,488.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,630.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,691.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$851.14

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 28.8 times more in Indiana than in South Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Texas $3,890 · 13th of 51
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.