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Surgical Opening of the Stomach

Nebraska 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?

$7,244

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,479 to $13,490.

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 $7,943 · 10th to 90th $871 to $18,197Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $2,455
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,943professional $1,778

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$37,153.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,715.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 7th of 50

$7,244

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.