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Open Stomach Surgery To Stitch A Bleeding Ulcer

Minnesota 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?

$3,548

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $6,918.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $9,772
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548

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
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,302.69
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 18th of 50

$3,548

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.