go back

Open Stomach Surgery To Stitch A Bleeding Ulcer

Massachusetts 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?

$2,692

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,380 to $3,631.

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 $2,692 · 10th to 90th $955 to $5,129
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692

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
$1,288.25
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,380.38
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,677.35
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 24th of 50

$2,692

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.