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Removal of a Growth From the Small Bowel

Maryland 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?

$182

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $166 to $204.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,549Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $158 to $257
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $832professional $182

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$204.17
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$338.84
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
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
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.42

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Maryland· 46th of 51

$182

AK $724UT $132

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.