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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

Michigan 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?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,698 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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$1,698$661 to $2,818
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$2,512 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $7,413Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $575 to $10,233
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $1,698

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
$660.69
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,041.74
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 6th of 51

$1,698

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.