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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

Idaho 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?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$977$759 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$3,020 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $22,387Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,660
$100$1K$10Kfacility $6,310professional $977

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
$2,884.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$26,915.35
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$912.01
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$7,762.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$33,884.42
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$24,547.09
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 13th of 51

$1,000

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.