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Removal of a Growth From the Small Bowel

North Carolina 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?

$1,435

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,435 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 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$339$263 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$661 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $479 to $3,388Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $214 to $562
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,096professional $339

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
$177.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$380.19
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74
11 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
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$53.70

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 33rd of 51

$1,435

$339 physician + $1,096 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.