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Other Keyhole Intestinal Procedure

Wisconsin 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?

$11,220

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,220 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,918 from a physician practice, and about $12,023 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 8 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$6,918$2,512 to $7,079
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12,023$10,233 to $15,849

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,023 · 10th to 90th $8,128 to $20,417Professionalmedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $76 to $7,079
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $12,023professional $6,918

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
$1,023.29
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$20,892.96
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$15,135.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$15,848.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$70.79
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$15,848.93
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$79.43

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 2nd of 51

$11,220

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.