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Unlisted Keyhole Stomach Operation

Delaware rates for HCPCS 43659

Covers a keyhole (laparoscopic) operation on the stomach for which no standard named service exists. The surgeon submits a written report describing exactly what was done, and the health plan reviews it individually to decide payment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Keyhole Stomach Operation cost?

$3,311

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,311 from a physician practice, and about $7,244 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 4 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$3,311$1,514 to $3,311
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,244$4,898 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $12,882Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $646 to $3,311
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,244professional $3,311

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$13,803.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Indiana than in Arkansas. 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.

Delaware· 38th of 50

$3,311

IN $10,965AR $1,820

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.