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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

Utah 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$692$479 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$4,169 to $13,804

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $417 to $21,878Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,023
$100$1K$10Kfacility $6,026professional $692

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
$416.87
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,071.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$27,542.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$851.14
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,023.29
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 26th of 51

$692

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.