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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

Colorado 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?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 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 7 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$617$537 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,586$3,090 to $15,488

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $661 to $21,878Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,023
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $7,586professional $617

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
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$27,542.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,258.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,122.02
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $676 · 18th 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.