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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

Indiana 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $18,197 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 5 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$562$417 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18,197$9,550 to $26,303

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18,197 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $30,200Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $295 to $955
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $18,197professional $562

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
$1,122.02
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$31,622.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$851.14
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$575.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 38th of 51

$603

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.