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Widening a Narrowed Section of Intestine

North Dakota 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 October 2026.

How much does Widening a Narrowed Section of Intestine cost?

$3,042

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,042 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,995 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,047 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,995$1,413 to $2,344
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,047$1,047 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,344Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,692
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,047professional $1,995

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,089.30
3 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
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$190.55

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in Maine 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

North Dakota· 25th of 51

$3,042

$1,995 physician + $1,047 facility

ME $17,229MD $1,684

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.