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Keyhole Gastric Bypass for Weight Loss

South Carolina 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?

$10,000

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,291 to $34,674.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,000 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $50,119Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $2,754
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $10,000professional $2,344

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$31,622.78
Typical High
$53,703.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$23,988.33

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 8th of 50

$10,000

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.