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Stitching a Hole or Tear in the Large Bowel

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 44604

Repairs a hole or tear in the wall of the large intestine by sewing it closed so bowel contents no longer leak into the abdomen. The abdomen is opened, the injury is found and the area washed out, and the bowel wall is stitched. No opening onto the skin is created, so waste keeps passing the normal way.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stitching a Hole or Tear in the Large Bowel cost?

$1,349

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $1,820.

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 $1,349 · 10th to 90th $955 to $3,981Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $1,622
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,349professional $1,622

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
$1,047.13
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$35,481.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,456.54
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 12.6 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. 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.

North Carolina· 43rd of 50

$1,349

ME $13,183ND $1,047

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.