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Stomach-Reducing Weight Loss Surgery

North Dakota 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 October 2026.

How much does Stomach-Reducing Weight Loss Surgery cost?

$2,399

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,399 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,399$1,738 to $2,818
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,259 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $4,467Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,236
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $2,399

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,511.89
3 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 26.3 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

North Dakota· 9th of 51

$2,399

AK $5,248TX $200

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.