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Surgical Opening of the Stomach

Iowa rates for HCPCS 43500

An open operation in which the surgeon opens the stomach to explore its interior or to remove a foreign object. It is done through an abdominal incision rather than with a scope.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Opening of the Stomach cost?

$1,820

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $4,266.

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 $2,042 · 10th to 90th $813 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,344
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $1,698

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
$1,288.25
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,677.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 17.0 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. 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.

Iowa· 27th of 50

$1,820

ME $13,183ND $776

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.