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Surgical Repair Of A Hole In The Small Bowel

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 44602

Stitches closed a hole in the wall of the small intestine caused by an ulcer, injury, a pouch that burst, or rupture. Spilled bowel contents are washed out of the abdomen at the same time. It is an urgent operation, because leakage into the abdomen causes rapidly worsening infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Repair Of A Hole In The Small Bowel cost?

$2,089

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,585 to $4,074.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $16,218Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $1,622
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,089professional $1,318

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$16,595.87

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 14.8 times more in Indiana than in Maine. 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.

South Carolina· 36th of 50

$2,089

IN $10,233ME $692

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.