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Unlisted Keyhole Stomach Operation

Iowa 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?

$2,884

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,754 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 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 5 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$2,754$1,995 to $3,311
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,457$3,981 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $3,467 to $13,490Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $5,495
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,457professional $2,754

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,801.89
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$15,848.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 46th of 50

$2,884

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.