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Removal And Replacement Of A Gastric Band

Maine rates for HCPCS 43773

Keyhole surgery that takes out an adjustable stomach band and puts a new one in its place. The band is the part that encircles the upper stomach to limit how much food it holds; the tubing and the adjustment device under the skin are not exchanged as part of this. It is done when the band has slipped, leaked, worn against the stomach, or stopped working properly.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal And Replacement Of A Gastric Band cost?

$1,585

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $2,455.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $692 to $692Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $3,236
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $692professional $1,585

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,513.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,951.21
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Maine· 25th of 51

$1,585

CA $5,012KY $1,288

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.