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Stomach-Reducing Weight Loss Surgery

New Hampshire 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?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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$2,089$1,549 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$3,467 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $16,218Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $3,236
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,248professional $2,089

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
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,918.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,467.37
6 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
$616.60
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$933.25

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 13th of 51

$2,089

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.