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Lengthening the Food Pipe in Keyhole Surgery

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 43283

Creates extra length of food pipe by shaping a narrow tube from the top of the stomach, so the junction between food pipe and stomach can sit below the diaphragm without being pulled tight. It is performed through small abdominal incisions as part of a larger operation on the food pipe or the diaphragm opening. It is billed in addition to the main procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lengthening the Food Pipe in Keyhole Surgery cost?

$263

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $209 to $302.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $148 to $4,365Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $200 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $251professional $263

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$302.00
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 213.8 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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 Dakota· 40th of 50

$263

IN $33,113ND $155

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.