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Deep Small-Bowel Scope With Control Of Bleeding

Alaska rates for HCPCS 44378

A long flexible scope is passed through the mouth and stomach and advanced deep into the small intestine, far beyond the reach of a standard upper endoscopy. When the source of bleeding is found it is treated during the same examination, for example by injecting medicine, sealing the vessel with heat, or applying a clip.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Deep Small-Bowel Scope With Control Of Bleeding cost?

$3,557

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,557 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,318 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$1,318$603 to $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,862 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $7,079Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $380 to $2,089
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $1,318

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
$1,949.84
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,148.15
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,951.21
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,089.30
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,691.53
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,454.71
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
$186.21
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Colorado than in Delaware. 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

Alaska· 5th of 51

$3,557

$1,318 physician + $2,239 facility

CO $4,403DE $1,156

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.