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Open Stomach Surgery To Stitch A Bleeding Ulcer

Kentucky 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?

$5,754

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $9,120.

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 $5,754 · 10th to 90th $851 to $11,220
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,754

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
$851.14
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$28,183.83

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 9th of 50

$5,754

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.