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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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$550$389 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$2,512 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $17,378Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $355 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $550

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
$676.08
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$24,547.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$15,488.17
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$24,547.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,137.96
7 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
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$114.82

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 33rd 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.