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Vessel Preparation of a Donor Intestine Graft

Illinois rates for HCPCS 44721

Preparation work carried out on a donated section of intestine before it is transplanted, in which one of the graft's blood vessels is extended or reshaped so it can be joined to the recipient's circulation. The work is done on a separate sterile table in the operating room, not inside the patient. Each vessel reconstructed this way is accounted for separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Vessel Preparation of a Donor Intestine Graft cost?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$468$417 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$708 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $490 to $7,413Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $372 to $759
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $1,445professional $468

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,698.24
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$562.34
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$776.25

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. 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.

Illinois· 30th of 51

$468

AK $1,514NJ $347

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.