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Removal of a Growth From the Small Bowel

New Mexico 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?

$1,459

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,459 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $257 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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$257$209 to $288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$692 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $282 to $3,802Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $151 to $316
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $257

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$323.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$257.04
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$354.81
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
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 30th of 51

$1,459

$257 physician + $1,202 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.