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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

Hawaii 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?

$468

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $417 to $603.

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 $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $4,467Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $407 to $692
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $4,467professional $457

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
$1,778.28
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$6,165.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in California than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Hawaii $468 · 49th of 51
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.