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Removal of a Growth From the Small Bowel

Maine 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?

$1,499

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,499 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $240 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 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$240$204 to $288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$1,000 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,622Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $182 to $355
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,259professional $240

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$354.81
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
$104.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88

Where Maine 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

Maine· 28th of 51

$1,499

$240 physician + $1,259 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.