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Vagus Nerve Cutting With Partial Stomach Removal

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 43635

A procedure that cuts a branch of the vagus nerve to reduce stomach acid production, performed at the same time as removal of the lower portion of the stomach. It is done in addition to the main stomach-removal procedure, not as a stand-alone operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vagus Nerve Cutting With Partial Stomach Removal cost?

$7,545

Typical total for the visit. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,545 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $132 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,413 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$132$110 to $186
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,413$4,898 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $13,490Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $100 to $275
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $7,413professional $132

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
$912.01
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$331.13
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$389.05

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 58.0 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeConnecticut $7,545 · 6th of 50
ME $13,324WV $230

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.