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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

Maine 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?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$661$603 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$2,344 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $8,318Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,000
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $661

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,230.27
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,754.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,071.52
4 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
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 30th of 51

$661

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.