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Removal of a Growth From the Small Bowel

Missouri 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?

$1,715

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,715 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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$269$204 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$871 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $513 to $4,898Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $178 to $2,455
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,445professional $269

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
$1,548.82
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,511.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
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
$83.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.95

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 19th of 51

$1,715

$269 physician + $1,445 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.