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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 July 2026.

How much does Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads cost?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 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. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$479$347 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$3,467 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $955 to $12,589Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $148 to $813
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,754professional $479

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$21,877.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$616.60
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$630.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,318.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$16,218.10
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in California than in Vermont. 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· 47th of 51

$537

CA $2,692VT $417

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.