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Unlisted Keyhole Stomach Operation

North Dakota 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?

$3,020

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $6,761 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$1,585$1,585 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,761$5,012 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $5,012 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $3,467
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,761professional $1,585

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
$5,011.87
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$11,220.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$12,022.64

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 44th of 50

$3,020

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.