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Removal Of An Esophageal Sphincter Support Device

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 43285

This is a minimally invasive surgery to remove a small ring of magnetic beads that was previously placed around the lower esophagus to help prevent stomach acid from flowing backward. A surgeon works through several small incisions in the abdomen to free the device from the surrounding tissue and take it out. It may be done if the device is causing symptoms or is no longer needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of An Esophageal Sphincter Support Device cost?

$776

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $708 to $832.

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 $5,129 · 10th to 90th $794 to $7,762Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $631 to $977
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $741

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
$794.33
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$794.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$35,481.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.1 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.

Washington, DC· 37th of 51

$776

CA $2,089KY $676

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.