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Replacement of a Stomach Feeding Tube

West 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?

$997

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $997 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $85.11 to the doctor who performs it, and $912 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$85.11$42.66 to $229
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$912$234 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $42 to $1,096Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $36 to $269
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $912professional $85

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
$41.69
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$251.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$50.12
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$724.44
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$380.19

Where West 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 feeWest Virginia $997 · 25th 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.