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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

Alaska rates for HCPCS 43648

A keyhole operation to adjust, reposition, or take out the electrode wires of a gastric stimulator, a device implanted on the stomach wall that delivers mild electrical pulses to help control severe nausea and vomiting. The surgeon works through several small abdominal incisions using a camera for guidance.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads cost?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $813 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$661$562 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$603 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $490 to $4,169Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $525 to $3,020
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $813professional $661

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
$3,890.45
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,819.70
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,019.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$741.31
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,467.37
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,019.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in California than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $661 · 22nd of 51
CA $2,692VT $417

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.