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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

Ohio 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$417$178 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$1,622 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $832 to $10,233Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $141 to $692
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $417

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
$2,454.71
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$74.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$870.96
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$870.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$229.09
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,162.28
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,621.81
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
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$478.63

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 49th of 51

$417

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.