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Surgical Opening of the Stomach

Tennessee 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?

$2,399

Typical facility fee. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,698 to $3,802.

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 $2,399 · 10th to 90th $871 to $4,898
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399

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
$1,659.59
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 24th of 50

$2,399

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.