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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 October 2026.

How much does Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads cost?

$490

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $275 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 $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $6,918Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $245 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $468

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$478.63
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$954.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,230.27
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$490

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.