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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

New Mexico 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 New Mexico, 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 $5,495 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$661$562 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$2,089 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $10,233Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $115 to $1,175
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $5,495professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,047.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$660.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,511.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,548.82
2 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
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 31st 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.