Widening a Narrowed Section of Intestine

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 44615

Opens a narrowed stretch of intestine lengthwise and sews it closed across its width, which widens the channel without removing any bowel. It is used for blockages caused by scarring or inflammation, particularly in Crohn's disease, where keeping bowel length matters. More than one narrowing can be treated in the same operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Widening a Narrowed Section of Intestine cost?

$5,983

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,983 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,413 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

24% physician fee76% facility fee

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 52 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$1,413	$1,072 to $2,239
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$4,571	$1,698 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $912 to $4,467

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,122.02 Median $4,073.80 Typical High $11,220.18	Facility	Global	$1,122.02	$4,073.80	$11,220.18
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,548.13 Median $9,332.54 Typical High $17,378.01	Facility	Global	$3,548.13	$9,332.54	$17,378.01
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $512.86 Median $1,737.80 Typical High $8,317.64	Facility	Global	$512.86	$1,737.80	$8,317.64
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $575.44 Median $2,818.38 Typical High $9,549.93	Facility	Global	$575.44	$2,818.38	$9,549.93

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 7.0 times more in California than in Maryland. 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

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CA $11,072MD $1,585

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.