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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

New Jersey 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $5,754 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$479$372 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$3,715 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $11,749Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $240 to $794
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,754professional $479

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
$4,365.16
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$724.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,659.59
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$39,810.72
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$954.99

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 48th of 51

$479

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.