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Open Biopsy of the Stomach

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 43605

A sample of the stomach wall is taken for examination under a microscope through an incision in the abdomen. It is used when the area cannot be sampled adequately with a scope passed down through the mouth, or when the abdomen is already open for another reason. The stomach is closed again once the sample is taken.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Biopsy of the Stomach cost?

$5,261

Typical total for the visit. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,261 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,630 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,630$1,622 to $3,388
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$1,698 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $10,471Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $4,074
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,630professional $2,630

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$22,908.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 8.8 times more in Maine than in Delaware. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Wyoming· 12th of 51

$5,261

$2,630 physician + $2,630 facility

ME $16,945DE $1,928

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.