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Removal of a Growth From the Small Bowel

Alaska rates for HCPCS 44365

A long flexible scope is passed through the mouth and stomach and well down into the small intestine, and a growth found on the lining is taken out through the scope. The tissue removed is sent for laboratory examination. No incision is made; the whole procedure goes through the natural opening.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Growth From the Small Bowel cost?

$2,769

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,769 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$631$269 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,738 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $7,079Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $182 to $977
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$537.03
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,412.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,023.29
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,691.53
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,079.46
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,174.90
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.3 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 9th of 51

$2,769

$631 physician + $2,138 facility

CO $4,136MT $564

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.