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Keyhole Gastric Bypass for Weight Loss

Pennsylvania 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?

$8,511

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,511 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,370 to $19,953.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $28,840
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $8,511

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
$1,862.09
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$28,840.32
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$29,512.09
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$29,512.09
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$57,543.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$36,307.81
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
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$23,988.33
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$33,884.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$28,840.32
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$29,512.09
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$29,512.09
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 13th of 50

$8,511

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.