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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

Florida 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 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$479$417 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$2,512 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $16,596Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,000
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $479

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
$616.60
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$20,892.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,182.57
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$707.95
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$22,908.68
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,862.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,380.38
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 45th of 51

$537

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.