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Replacement of a Stomach Feeding Tube

South 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?

$687

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $687 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $186 to the doctor who performs it, and $501 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$186$43.65 to $263
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$501$245 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $46 to $5,623Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $35 to $447
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $501professional $186

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
$263.03
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$446.68
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$416.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$371.54

Where South 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 feeSouth Carolina $687 · 34th 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.