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Lengthening the Food Pipe in Keyhole Surgery

Vermont 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 October 2026.

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

$251

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $214 to $257.

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 $776 · 10th to 90th $468 to $776Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $174 to $302
$200$500facility $776professional $245

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$263.03
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. 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.

Vermont· 13th of 51

$251

AK $631NJ $148

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.