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Replacement of a Stomach Feeding Tube

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 43762

This procedure replaces an existing feeding tube that goes directly into the stomach through the skin, swapping it for a new tube at the same site without needing imaging or a scope to guide the process. It is used for routine tube replacement rather than for a tube that requires more involved repositioning.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Replacement of a Stomach Feeding Tube cost?

$606

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $606 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $251 to the doctor who performs it, and $355 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$251$61.66 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$355$91.20 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $38 to $1,660Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $39 to $617
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $355professional $251

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
$48.98
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$645.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$588.84
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$346.74
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 11.2 times more in New Jersey than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNorth Carolina $606 · 35th of 50
NJ $4,077MD $363

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.