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Deep Small Bowel Scope Exam

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 44376

This is an examination of the small intestine using a long, flexible scope that reaches well beyond where a standard upper endoscopy can see, without a biopsy or other intervention. It is used to look directly at the lining of the small bowel when bleeding, unexplained anemia, or other symptoms point to a problem deeper in the digestive tract.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Deep Small Bowel Scope Exam cost?

$1,596

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,596 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 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$525$407 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$617 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $479 to $3,311Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $331 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,072professional $525

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
$275.42
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$891.25
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
$331.13
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54
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
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$77.62

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Oklahoma 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· 28th of 51

$1,596

$525 physician + $1,072 facility

OK $4,508MT $873

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.