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Removal of a Growth From the Small Bowel

South Dakota 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?

$1,289

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,289 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $398 to the doctor who performs it, and $891 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$398$295 to $427
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$891$269 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,445Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $204 to $513
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $891professional $398

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
$181.97
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,202.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
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
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.20

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 35th of 51

$1,289

$398 physician + $891 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.