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Vessel Preparation of a Donor Intestine Graft

South Carolina 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 July 2026.

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

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $562 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$380 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$447 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $389 to $16,596Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $347 to $692
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $562professional $437

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$812.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

South Carolina· 33rd of 51

$447

CA $933KY $389

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.