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Removal of a Growth From the Small Bowel

South 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?

$1,214

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,214 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $214 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,000 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$214$174 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,000$661 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $513 to $4,786Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $155 to $447
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,000professional $214

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
$213.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$524.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$363.08
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
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$70.79

Where South 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

South Carolina· 40th of 51

$1,214

$214 physician + $1,000 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.