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Replacement of a Stomach Feeding Tube

Virginia 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?

$468

Typical total for the visit. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $186 to the doctor who performs it, and $282 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$186$42.66 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$282$52.48 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $42 to $4,677Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $36 to $363
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $282professional $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
$63.10
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$5,888.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$380.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$323.59
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$389.05

Where Virginia 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 feeVirginia $468 · 46th 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.