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Repositioning A Feeding Tube Past The Stomach

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 43761

Moves a feeding tube that enters through the nose or mouth so that its tip sits beyond the stomach in the small intestine. X-ray pictures are used during the procedure to guide the tube and confirm where it ends up. It is done when the tube has moved out of position or when feeding needs to bypass the stomach.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repositioning A Feeding Tube Past The Stomach cost?

$459

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $459 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $120 to the doctor who performs it, and $339 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$120$107 to $135
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$339$138 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $100 to $3,090Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $98 to $214
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $339professional $120

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
$131.83
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.18
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$295.12
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,244.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$66.07
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$97.72
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.50
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.18
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$251.19
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,511.89
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in New York than in Delaware. 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

Pennsylvania· 41st of 51

$459

$120 physician + $339 facility

NY $2,740DE $289

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.