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Laparoscopic Revision or Removal of Gastric Stimulator Leads

West Virginia 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $575 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$575$389 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$1,698 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $13,804Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,622
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,570professional $575

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$29,512.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 39th of 51

$575

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.