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Unlisted Keyhole Stomach Operation

Nebraska 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?

$3,467

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 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$2,884$1,698 to $3,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$6,457 to $13,490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $6,166 to $19,055Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $5,495
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $2,884

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
$6,165.95
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$37,153.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,165.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$9,772.37
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
$7,585.78
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 28th of 50

$3,467

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.