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Open Stomach Surgery To Stitch A Bleeding Ulcer

Colorado rates for HCPCS 43501

Opens the stomach through an incision so the surgeon can reach a bleeding ulcer inside it and stitch the bleeding point closed. It is used when the bleeding cannot be controlled with a scope passed down through the mouth.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Stomach Surgery To Stitch A Bleeding Ulcer cost?

$5,495

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,089 to $9,550.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $12,882Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $4,074
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $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
$1,348.96
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,691.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in Maine than in Mississippi. 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.

Colorado· 11th of 50

$5,495

ME $13,183MS $1,259

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.