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Removal of a Meckel's Diverticulum

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 44800

Removes a small blind pouch that some people are born with on the wall of the lower small intestine, a leftover of a duct present before birth. The pouch is cut away and the bowel is closed or the ends rejoined. It is usually done because the pouch has bled, become inflamed, or caused a blockage.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Meckel's Diverticulum cost?

$3,743

Typical total for the visit. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,743 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,455 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,288 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,455$1,514 to $3,162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,288$1,072 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $776 to $19,055Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $3,802
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,288professional $2,455

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
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$22,908.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 12.3 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

Wyoming· 17th of 51

$3,743

$2,455 physician + $1,288 facility

ME $16,849MD $1,375

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.