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Laparoscopic Placement Of Reflux Control Device

Maryland rates for HCPCS 43284

This is a minimally invasive abdominal surgery to place a small ring of magnetic beads around the lower esophagus, just above the stomach, to help strengthen a weak valve that normally keeps stomach acid from flowing backward. The ring allows food and liquid to pass through normally during swallowing but closes again afterward to resist reflux. It is used to treat chronic acid reflux as an alternative to a traditional wrap-style reflux surgery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laparoscopic Placement Of Reflux Control Device cost?

$692

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $631 to $776.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $7,586Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $589 to $977
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $692

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$912.01
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,348.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$692

CA $2,512KY $661

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.