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Keyhole Placement Of An Adjustable Gastric Band

Pennsylvania 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?

$5,065

Typical total for the visit. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,065 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,175 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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$1,175$1,096 to $1,820
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$1,514 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $676 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,188
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,890professional $1,175

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
$891.25
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$851.14
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,238.72
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,238.72
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,630.27
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,089.30
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,709.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,202.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$851.14
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,585.78
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 43rd of 51

$5,065

$1,175 physician + $3,890 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.