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Open Stomach Surgery To Stitch A Bleeding Ulcer

Washington 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?

$2,570

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,820 to $3,311.

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 $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $6,457
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,570

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
$1,819.70
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$18,620.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,238.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,548.13
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,630.27
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 25th of 50

$2,570

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.