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Deep Small-Bowel Scope With Control Of Bleeding

New Mexico 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?

$1,995

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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$550$447 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$1,000 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $575 to $5,012Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $110 to $661
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $550

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
$407.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$933.25
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
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$660.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$549.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$691.83
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
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$741.31
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
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 21st of 51

$1,995

$550 physician + $1,445 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.