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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

Washington, DC 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?

$617

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $417 to $759.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $676 to $7,762Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $417 to $759
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,074professional $575

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
$676.08
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$758.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$5,754.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$56,234.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 29th of 51

$617

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.