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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

Connecticut 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?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $6,918 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$631$537 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,918$3,890 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $15,849Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $417 to $2,089
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,918professional $631

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
$4,365.16
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$13,182.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,737.80
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,235.94
2 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
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 29th of 51

$676

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.