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Removing a Growth From the Bowel's Support Tissue

California rates for HCPCS 44820

Removes a growth or abnormal area of tissue from the mesentery, the fan-shaped fold that holds the intestines in place and carries their blood supply. The abnormal tissue is cut away and the area repaired, taking care to preserve the blood vessels running to the bowel.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removing a Growth From the Bowel's Support Tissue cost?

$10,462

Typical total for the visit. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,462 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $9,550 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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$912$813 to $1,259
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$9,550$6,457 to $13,804

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,550 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $17,378Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $676 to $3,020
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $9,550professional $912

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
$3,715.35
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,949.84
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,606.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,949.84
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,148.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$5,248.07
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,659.59
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,137.96
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where California sits

The same service costs 10.6 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeCalifornia $10,462 · 3rd of 50
ME $14,230MD $1,349

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.