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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

Tennessee 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?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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$708$562 to $3,890
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$2,754 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $9,772Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $479 to $4,266
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $708

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
$1,621.81
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,471.29
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$870.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 22nd of 51

$759

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.