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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 October 2026.

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

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $776 from a physician practice, and about $10,233 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$776$661 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,233$5,623 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $17,783Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,202
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,233professional $776

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
$1,479.11
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,318.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$8,511.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$194.98

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 19th of 51

$832

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.