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Surgical Opening of the Stomach

Texas 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?

$1,318

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $891 to $3,548.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $741 to $6,026
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,318

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
$891.25
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,011.87
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 34th of 50

$1,318

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.