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Stomach-Reducing Weight Loss Surgery

Maryland rates for HCPCS 43843

Open weight-loss surgery that makes the stomach smaller, so that a smaller amount of food brings a feeling of fullness, without rerouting the intestine. It covers stomach-reducing techniques other than the vertical banded approach.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stomach-Reducing Weight Loss Surgery cost?

$1,318

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,230 to $1,514.

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 $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $3,388Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $1,905
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $1,318

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,630.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,691.53
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in California than in Vermont. 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$1,318

CA $3,236VT $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.