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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

Iowa 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?

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 7 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$741$562 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$3,020 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $933 to $13,490Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $490 to $2,630
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,898professional $741

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
$954.99
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,265.80
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$23,442.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$4,265.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,513.56
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,041.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $851 · 7th 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.