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Stomach Suctioning and Washout by a Doctor

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 43753

A tube is used to suction the contents of the stomach and, when needed, wash it out with fluid, in a situation that requires a physician's own hands and judgement rather than routine nursing care, such as active bleeding in the stomach. Fluid is instilled and drawn back repeatedly to clear blood or contents. It is a bedside procedure with no scope or incision.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Stomach Suctioning and Washout by a Doctor cost?

$2,727

Typical total for the visit. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,727 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $35.48 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$35.48$31.62 to $48.98
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$912 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $363 to $6,166Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $56
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $35

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$47.86
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$77.62
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 40.0 times more in New York than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Connecticut· 2nd of 51

$2,727

$35.48 physician + $2,692 facility

NY $2,775MT $69.37

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.