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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 July 2026.

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

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 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 5 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$589$457 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$5,248 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $4,898 to $16,218Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,943professional $589

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
$4,897.79
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,905.46
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in California than in Vermont. 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· 41st of 51

$603

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.