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Surgical Opening of the Stomach

Montana 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?

$1,349

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $1,413.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,585
$1K$2Kfacility $1,349

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 33rd of 50

$1,349

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.