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Keyhole Gastric Bypass for Weight Loss

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 43644

A weight-loss operation done through small abdominal incisions with a camera, in which the stomach is divided to leave a small pouch and that pouch is joined directly to a loop of small intestine. Food then bypasses most of the stomach and the first stretch of the small bowel, so people feel full on much less and absorb fewer calories. A second connection is made further down so digestive juices rejoin the food stream.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Gastric Bypass for Weight Loss cost?

$8,318

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,399 to $10,715.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $15,488
$100$1K$10Kfacility $8,318

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
$851.14
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$15,135.61
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$15,135.61

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 14.1 times more in Maine than in Hawaii. 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.

Kentucky· 15th of 50

$8,318

ME $26,303HI $1,862

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.