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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

Arizona 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 October 2026.

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

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$603$513 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,239 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $8,710Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $437 to $4,266
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,467professional $603

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$851.14
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Alaska 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.

Arizona· 28th of 51

$692

AK $2,344HI $398

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.