go back

Esophagus Lengthening During Hernia Surgery

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 43338

A step added during surgery on the esophagus or the diaphragm, in which a new length of food pipe is shaped from the upper part of the stomach. It is done when the esophagus is too short to sit comfortably below the diaphragm, and is billed in addition to the main operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Esophagus Lengthening During Hernia Surgery cost?

$186

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $132 to $219.

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 $1,202 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,818Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $132 to $234
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,202professional $186

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$239.88
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$40.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$141.25
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Hawaii· 15th of 51

$186

AK $457UT $95.50

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.