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Keyhole Placement Of An Adjustable Gastric Band

North Dakota 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?

$5,374

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,374 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,138 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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$2,138$1,549 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,096 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $5,495Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,884
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $2,138

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
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in Alaska than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Dakota· 42nd of 51

$5,374

$2,138 physician + $3,236 facility

AK $17,292WV $2,643

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.