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Keyhole Placement Of An Adjustable Gastric Band

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 43770

Places an adjustable band around the upper stomach through small punctures in the abdomen, creating a small pouch so a person feels full on less food. A small port is also placed under the skin so the band can be tightened or loosened later by injecting or withdrawing fluid. It is a weight-loss operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Keyhole Placement Of An Adjustable Gastric Band cost?

$1,230

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $1,318.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $26,303Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $1,862
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,677professional $1,230

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,137.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$42,657.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Washington, DC· 33rd of 51

$1,230

AK $4,571TX $776

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.