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Procedure price report · Other OR lower GI therapeutic procedures

Open surgery to untwist or unfold a blocked intestine

CPT 44050the billing code this page is about

Open abdominal surgery to correct a twisted bowel, a telescoped segment of bowel, or intestine trapped in an internal hernia.

Hospitals typically charge $1,974 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 469 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,054. Most fall between $1,188 and $3,666 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
469
States
48
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 469 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$727$1,336$1,974$2,889$4,812

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 6.6× what the cheapest tenth charges ($727 vs $4,812).

How the prices are spread

$496 – $634: 18 hospitals$496$634 – $812: 10 hospitals$812 – $1,039: 27 hospitals$812$1,039 – $1,331: 39 hospitals$1,331 – $1,703: 68 hospitals$1,331$1,703 – $2,180: 85 hospitals$2,180 – $2,791: 68 hospitals$2,180$2,791 – $3,573: 34 hospitals$3,573 – $4,574: 31 hospitals$3,573$4,574 – $5,855: 43 hospitals$4,574median $1,974price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (423 of 469 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$496$63418
$634$81210
$812$1,03927
$1,039$1,33139
$1,331$1,70368
$1,703$2,18085
$2,180$2,79168
$2,791$3,57334
$3,573$4,57431
$4,574$5,85543

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $1,974.

Alaska: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: median $1,215 across 10 hospitalsNH$1,215Washington: median $2,093 across 15 hospitalsWA$2,093Idaho: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $2,672 across 24 hospitalsMN$2,672Illinois: median $1,756 across 19 hospitalsIL$1,756Wisconsin: median $4,812 across 35 hospitalsWI$4,812Michigan: median $1,958 across 32 hospitalsMI$1,958New York: median $1,537 across 26 hospitalsNY$1,537Massachusetts: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: median $1,951 across 21 hospitalsOR$1,951Nevada: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $2,295 across 29 hospitalsIA$2,295Indiana: median $1,188 across 13 hospitalsIN$1,188Ohio: median $1,456 across 13 hospitalsOH$1,456Pennsylvania: median $1,309 across 23 hospitalsPA$1,309New Jersey: median $5,110 across 14 hospitalsNJ$5,110Connecticut: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $1,660 across 14 hospitalsCA$1,660Utah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: median $1,979 across 10 hospitalsCO$1,979Nebraska: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: median $1,056 across 12 hospitalsWV$1,056Virginia: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: median $1,416 across 17 hospitalsKS$1,416Arkansas: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $1,966 across 10 hospitalsOK$1,966Louisiana: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTXFlorida: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $1,974. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
New Jersey NJ14$5,110+159%$3,986 – $6,311
Wisconsin WI35$4,812+144%$3,259 – $5,822
Minnesota MN24$2,672+35%$1,668 – $4,271
Iowa IA29$2,295+16%$1,630 – $2,514
Washington WA15$2,093+6%$1,598 – $3,309
Colorado CO10$1,9790%$1,418 – $2,324
Oklahoma OK10$1,9660%$1,966 – $1,966
Michigan MI32$1,958−1%$1,327 – $2,015
Oregon OR21$1,951−1%$1,719 – $2,557
Illinois IL19$1,756−11%$593 – $3,771
California CA14$1,660−16%$1,145 – $2,668
New York NY26$1,537−22%$769 – $2,298
Ohio OH13$1,456−26%$1,027 – $2,754
Kansas KS17$1,416−28%$750 – $1,954
Pennsylvania PA23$1,309−34%$580 – $2,479
New Hampshire NH10$1,215−38%$978 – $2,175
Indiana IN13$1,188−40%$1,081 – $2,229
West Virginia WV12$1,056−47%$1,036 – $2,508
Missouri MO9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Texas TX6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $1,974.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care288$1,966$978 – $3,313
Children’s7fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access173$2,015$1,395 – $4,087
Ownership
For-profit29$1,966$1,188 – $4,812
Government100$1,958$1,290 – $2,979
Non-profit339$2,006$1,145 – $4,035
System affiliation
Part of a system326$2,015$1,145 – $4,035
Independent143$1,951$1,336 – $3,052

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,840
Median cash price$1,974
Cash as a share of list, median hospital70%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 30%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

277 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,761 and the average of the middle 60% is $1,836; most fall between $1,097 and $2,795.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 277 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$626$1,188$1,761$2,508$4,812

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 7.7× what the cheapest tenth charges ($626 vs $4,812).

Of the 317 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 277 gave a usable cash price; 19 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 21 a list price only.

How complete is this

469 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (12%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 546 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted469
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here46
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded1
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded29
Hospitals that filed this code546

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Against Medicare: Medicare has no separately payable national outpatient (OPPS) rate for this code, so there is nothing honest to compare against.
  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other OR lower GI therapeutic procedures family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as PR Reduce Volvulus,Intuss,Intern Hernia.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

Download this page’s figures: JSON · CSV. Aggregates only — the per-hospital prices are on the compare tool.

Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Open surgery to untwist or unfold a blocked intestine (CPT 44050) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-44050-open-surgery-to-untwist-or-unfold-a-blocked-intestine