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Keyhole Placement Of An Adjustable Gastric Band

New York 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?

$10,404

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,404 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,072 to the doctor who performs it, and $9,333 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,072$955 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$9,333$3,090 to $20,893

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $38,905Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,660
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $9,333professional $1,072

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$18,197.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$43,651.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$28,183.83
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$37,153.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,137.96
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$50,118.72
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,479.11
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$31,622.78
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,698.24
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,235.94
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,445.44
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,318.26
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$147.91
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$131.83
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,318.26
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$239.88
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$213.80
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where New York 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

New York· 9th of 51

$10,404

$1,072 physician + $9,333 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.