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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

Kentucky 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$398$347 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$1,023 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $631 to $8,511Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $162 to $631
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,630professional $398

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
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$67.61
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$758.58
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,344.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$436.52

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$398

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.