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Keyhole Placement Of An Adjustable Gastric Band

South Carolina 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 July 2026.

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

$6,607

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,607 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,479 to $19,055.

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 $6,607 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $23,988Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $1,738
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $6,607professional $1,479

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$41,686.94
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$25,118.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$32,359.37

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 43.7 times more in Indiana than in Maine. 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.

South Carolina· 14th of 50

$6,607

IN $30,200ME $692

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.