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Division And Repair Of The Food Pipe For Varices

Washington rates for HCPCS 43401

An operation for life-threatening bleeding from swollen veins in the wall of the food pipe. The surgeon divides the lower food pipe across and rejoins the two ends, which interrupts the enlarged veins running up through the wall and stops them bleeding. It is major surgery reserved for bleeding that other treatments have not brought under control.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Division And Repair Of The Food Pipe For Varices cost?

$2,630

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,089 to $2,951.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $3,020Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $60 to $6,761
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,692professional $2,630

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$7,079.46
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$79.43
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 457.1 times more in California than in Mississippi. 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· 34th of 44

$2,630

CA $11,482MS $25.12

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.