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Removal of a Growth From the Small Bowel

Colorado 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?

$4,136

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,136 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$245$214 to $309
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$1,479 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $871 to $8,511Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $182 to $363
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $245

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$354.81
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,479.11
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
5 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
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.38

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 1st of 51

$4,136

$245 physician + $3,890 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.