go back

Deep Small-Bowel Scope With Control Of Bleeding

Utah 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?

$3,493

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,493 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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$331$275 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$1,047 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $562 to $5,012Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $245 to $550
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $331

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
$562.34
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,623.41
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$724.44
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
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
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23

Where Utah 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

Utah· 6th of 51

$3,493

$331 physician + $3,162 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.