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Unlisted Keyhole Stomach Operation

Louisiana 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?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,738 to $5,495.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $891 to $9,550Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $5,495
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,162professional $3,467

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
$794.33
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$11,481.54
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$11,748.98

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 42nd of 50

$3,236

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.