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Tying Off Swollen Veins In The Esophagus

Colorado rates for HCPCS 43400

Ties off enlarged veins in the wall of the esophagus, the tube running from the throat to the stomach, so that they cannot bleed. This is the open surgical version, used when swollen veins caused by liver disease bleed or threaten to bleed and cannot be controlled from the inside with a scope.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tying Off Swollen Veins In The Esophagus cost?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,042 from a physician practice, and about $8,710 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,042$1,738 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,710$5,370 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,710 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $15,849Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,090
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,710professional $2,042

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,630.27
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,548.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,090.30
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,951.21
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,090.30
9 more rates 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,548.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Colorado· 19th of 51

$2,138

AK $6,166TX $977

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.