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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

Maryland 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?

$562

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $417 to $676.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $3,631Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $324 to $794
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$758.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,412.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,412.54
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 45th of 51

$562

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.