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Widening a Narrowed Section of Intestine

Rhode Island 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?

$3,548

Typical facility fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $5,129.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,607
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,548

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
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 19th of 50

$3,548

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.